Social Engineering book recommendation?

yzT

Which books do you recommend? Beside the Art of Human Hacking.

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jmorris92

Hey, Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Deception is a really good read! Not sure if you've heard of him, he was quite infamous for hacking and social engineering.

W Stewart

I'd recommend the art of war. The perfect book for people hacking.

Hypntick

Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security. Haven't had a chance to read it yet myself, but if you liked The Art of Human Hacking, I imagine this is probably also very well done.

yzT

I didn't read the Art of Human Hacking, but I know it has good reviews xD

I'm just deciding which one go for.

iBrokeIT

Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Deception is really good with plenty of real life examples.

CJWelch89

No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing

RobertKaucher

yzT wrote: »

I didn't read the Art of Human Hacking, but I know it has good reviews xD

I'm just deciding which one go for.

I've read Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking and I found it interesting, but also completely self-congratulatory and somewhat obvious. It was like I was reading a book on techniques for picking up girls but for Info Sec. There were times I was reminded of Professor Lockeheart from Harry Potter, "... as I myself have done hundreds of times." But that might just be how I interpreted it.

Kinet1c

What every body is saying, quality book on reading people.

yzT

Isn't the Art of Deception a little too old? I'm seeing it's from 2003.

Kinet1c

yzT wrote: »

Isn't the Art of Deception a little too old? I'm seeing it's from 2003.

You would like to think that user education has come a long way in those 11 years but it's highly unlikely. The book will still be hugely relevant.

Keroseen

"Influence: Science and Practice" by Robert B. Cialdini. I read this book as a Psych. major before I eventually broke into IT. Very relavant to Social Engineering. I've read stuff from Mitnick, and found it more entertaining than informative.