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Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition
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Computer and Information Security Handbook (2-Volume Set), 4th Edition

by John R. Vacca
August 2024
Intermediate to advanced
1600 pages
108h 3m
English
Morgan Kaufmann
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Chapter 29: Social Engineering Deceptions and Defenses

Scott R. Ellis     kCura Corporation, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract

This chapter will illustrate a cross-section of socially engineered attacks. They are physical or virtual in nature, or a hybrid of both. Rule 1 for users on the network: Make no assumptions. You do not know what is on your network and you do not know what someone will do to get it. I will go into a few examples of what might be on your network, strictly as an exercise in imaginative thinking. Bear in mind: It is an exercise of futility. You simply cannot know all of the motives someone may have for trying to access your data. In security, paranoia is not a mental illness, it is an asset. Within the mind of a security ...

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