CHAPTER 15 Performing Social Engineering
In this chapter we’ll shift gears just a bit away from talking about technology and move on to targeting something else: the human being using the system. We’ve talked about social engineering throughout the book, and now we’ll dig a little deeper into the topic. Taking on the role of pentester requires that you understand not just the technology but also where human beings fit in the security picture. You need to understand how people work, how they process information, how their behaviors can be exploited, and overall what can be done to evaluate their place.
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to:
- Define social engineering
- Know who to target
- Act like a social engineer
- Beware of social networking ...
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