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Social Engineering book recommendation?

yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
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Which books do you recommend? Beside the Art of Human Hacking.
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    jmorris92jmorris92 Member Posts: 24 ■□□□□□□□□□
    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.
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    W StewartW Stewart Member Posts: 794 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I'd recommend the art of war. The perfect book for people hacking.
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    HypntickHypntick Member Posts: 1,451 ■■■■■■□□□□
    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.
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    yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
    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.
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    iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Deception is really good with plenty of real life examples.
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    CJWelch89CJWelch89 Member Posts: 49 ■■■□□□□□□□
    No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing
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    RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    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.
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    Kinet1cKinet1c Member Posts: 604 ■■■■□□□□□□
    What every body is saying, quality book on reading people.
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    yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Isn't the Art of Deception a little too old? I'm seeing it's from 2003.
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    Kinet1cKinet1c Member Posts: 604 ■■■■□□□□□□
    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.
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    KeroseenKeroseen Member Posts: 24 ■□□□□□□□□□
    "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.
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