The first book to reveal and dissect the technical aspect of many social engineering maneuvers From elicitation, pretexting, influence and manipulation all aspects of social engineering are picked apart, discussed and explained by using real world examples, personal experience and the science behind them to unraveled the mystery in social engineering. Kevin Mitnick—one of the most famous social engineers in the world—popularized the term “social engineering.” He explained that it is much easier to trick someone into revealing a password for a system than to exert the effort of hacking into the system. Mitnick claims that this social engineering tactic was the single-most effective method in his arsenal. This indispensable book examines a variety of maneuvers that are aimed at deceiving unsuspecting victims, while it also addresses ways to prevent social engineering threats. Examines social engineering, the science of influencing a target to perform a desired task or divulge information Arms you with invaluable information about the many methods of trickery that hackers use in order to gather information with the intent of executing identity theft, fraud, or gaining computer system access Reveals vital steps for preventing social engineering threats Includes a direct URL to a free download of the world’s premiere penetration-testing distribution, BackTrack 4 SE Edition - geared towards Social Engineering Tools Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking does its part to prepare you against nefarious hackers—now you can do your part by putting to good use the critical information within its pages.

作者簡介：

Christopher Hadnagy

世界上第一個社會工程框架（www.social-engineer.org）的主要開發者。與BackTrack（ www.backtrack-linux.org）安全團隊一起參與瞭各種類型的安全項目，有16年以上的安全和信息技術實踐經驗。他也是主動式安全（Offensive Security）滲透測試小組的培訓師和首席社會工程專傢。

譯者簡介：

陸道宏

1995年畢業於華東理工大學計算機與科學係，獲碩士學位，長期從事信息安全與計算機取證研究和開發工作。2004年，閤夥創建盤石軟件（上海）有限公司，領導開發瞭盤石計算機現場取證係統（SafeImager）、盤石速影網站獵手（SafeSite）等係列計算機取證專業工具。

杜娟

畢業於華東政法大學刑事司法學院計算機科學與技術專業。現就職於盤石軟件（上海）有限公司計算機司法鑒定所，任職期間完成多起電子物證案件的鑒定，主導鑒定實驗室通過國傢認可委CNAS認證認可，為多個省部級單位做過電子數據取證的專業技術培訓。

邱璟

計算機取證行業從事者，信息安全、計算機犯罪研究、計算機司法鑒定研究愛好者。畢業於華東政法大學刑事司法學院計算機科學與技術專業。現就職於盤石軟件（上海）有限公司，專業從事計算機取證調查工作。