Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking 2nd Edition (Authored by Christopher Hadnagy)

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373794 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking 2nd Edition Author: Christopher Hadnagy Narrator: Christopher Hadnagy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoire—why hack into something when you could just ask for access? Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly-used techniques that fool even the most robust security personnel, and shows you how these techniques have been used in the past. The way that we make decisions as humans affects everything from our emotions to our security. Hackers, since the beginning of time, have figured out ways to exploit that decision making process and get you to take an action not in your best interest. Networks and systems can be hacked, but they can also be protected; when the 'system' in question is a human being, there is no software to fall back on, no hardware upgrade, no code that can lock information down indefinitely. Human nature and emotion is the secret weapon of the malicious social engineering, and this book shows you how to recognize, predict, and prevent this type of manipulation by taking you inside the social engineer's bag of tricks.

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