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.

作者简介：

Christopher Hadnagy

世界上第一个社会工程框架（www.social-engineer.org）的主要开发者。与BackTrack（ www.backtrack-linux.org）安全团队一起参与了各种类型的安全项目,有16年以上的安全和信息技术实践经验。他也是主动式安全（Offensive Security）渗透测试小组的培训师和首席社会工程专家。

译者简介：

陆道宏

1995年毕业于华东理工大学计算机与科学系,获硕士学位,长期从事信息安全与计算机取证研究和开发工作。2004年,合伙创建盘石软件（上海）有限公司,领导开发了盘石计算机现场取证系统（SafeImager）、盘石速影网站猎手（SafeSite）等系列计算机取证专业工具。

杜娟

毕业于华东政法大学刑事司法学院计算机科学与技术专业。现就职于盘石软件（上海）有限公司计算机司法鉴定所,任职期间完成多起电子物证案件的鉴定,主导鉴定实验室通过国家认可委CNAS认证认可,为多个省部级单位做过电子数据取证的专业技术培训。

邱璟

计算机取证行业从事者,信息安全、计算机犯罪研究、计算机司法鉴定研究爱好者。毕业于华东政法大学刑事司法学院计算机科学与技术专业。现就职于盘石软件（上海）有限公司,专业从事计算机取证调查工作。