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The Art of Social Engineering

You're reading from   The Art of Social Engineering Uncover the secrets behind the human dynamics in cybersecurity

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804613641
Length 234 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Cesar Bravo Cesar Bravo
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Desilda Toska Desilda Toska
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Understanding Social Engineering
2. Chapter 1: The Psychology behind Social Engineering FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Social Engineering 4. Chapter 3: Common Scam Attacks 5. Chapter 4: Types of Social Engineering Attacks 6. Part 2: Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks
7. Chapter 5: Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks 8. Chapter 6: Social Engineering and Social Network Attacks 9. Chapter 7: AI-Driven Techniques in Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks 10. Chapter 8: The Social Engineering Toolkit (SET) 11. Part 3: Protecting against Social Engineering Attacks
12. Chapter 9: Understanding the Social Engineering Life Cycle 13. Chapter 10: Defensive Strategies for Social Engineering 14. Chapter 11: Applicable Laws and Regulations for Social Engineering 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

How to stay protected

As you already saw, you can implement several techniques to reduce the risk in each of the stages of the social engineering life cycle.

However, let's summarize those methods, techniques, and controls that you can implement through the different stages of the social engineering life cycle.

Control your social media posts

One of the most common sources for attackers to start harvesting data is social media platforms, so remember that “Think before you post” is one of the best pieces of advice to avoid sharing data that an attacker may use against you.

Configure your privacy settings on social media

Limit access to only people you know to prevent strangers from accessing your pictures, posts, and so on.

Also, the more granularly you configure privacy settings, the more control you will have over your data.

Beware of fake profiles

Attackers may clone the profile of one of your friends to trick you into accepting their friend...

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