October 2003
Beginner
368 pages
9h 7m
English
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, Steve Wozniak
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The Stanley Rifkin story is based on the following accounts:
Computer Security Insitute. Undated. "Financial losses due to Internet intrusions, trade secret theft and other cyber crimes soar." Press release.
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Mr. Rifkin himself was gracious in acknowledging that accounts of his exploit differ because he has protected his anonymity by declining to be interviewed.
Cialdini, Robert B. 2000. Influence: Science and Practice, 4th edition. Allyn and Bacon.
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CHAPTER 17
Some policies in this chapter are based on ideas contained in: Wood, Charles Cresson. 1999. "Information Security Policies Made Easy." Baseline Software.
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