Preface

Social engineering is one of the most common methods used by attackers to steal data and resources from people, companies, and even governments.

This book, The Art of Social Engineering, provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of social engineering attacks and how to protect against them. It starts by explaining the psychological principles behind social engineering attacks and the current threat landscape and providing a series of examples to help you identify those attacks.

After that, you will learn about the most interesting psychological principles used by attackers, including influence, manipulation, rapport, persuasion, and empathy. You will also understand how attackers leverage technology to enhance their attacks by using fake logins, impersonating emails, displaying fake updates, and even using social media as their favorite means to execute attacks.

Of course, the book will also teach you how to develop your own defensive strategy, including awareness campaigns, phishing campaigns, cybersecurity training, capture the flag, and many more tools and techniques.

By the end of this book, you will have a good knowledge of social engineering, which will enable you to easily identify, prepare, and protect against the ever-growing threat of social engineering attacks and keep you and your organization safe!