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by Steve Wozniak (Foreword), Kevin D. Mitnick (Author), William L. Simon (Author) "a company may have purchased the best security technologies that money can buy, trained their people so well that they lock up all their secrets..." (more)
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The Art of Deception is about gaining someone's trust by lying to them and then abusing that trust for fun and profit. Hackers use the euphemism "social engineering" and hacker-guru Kevin Mitnick examines many example scenarios.

After Mitnick's first dozen examples anyone responsible for organisational security is going to lose the will to live. It's been said before but people and security are antithetical. Organisations exist to provide a good or service and want helpful friendly employees to promote the good or service. People are social animals who want to be liked. Controlling the human aspects of security means denying someone something. This circle can't be squared.

Considering Mitnick's reputation as a hacker guru the least and last point of attack for hackers using social engineering are computers. Most of the scenarios in The Art of Deception work just as well against computer-free organisations and were probably known to the Pheonicians. Technology simply makes it all easier. Phones are faster than letters after all and large organisations mean dealing with lots of strangers.

Much of Mitnick's security advice sounds practical until you think about implementation, when you realise more effective security means reducing organisational efficiency: an impossible trade in competitive business. And anyway, who wants to work in an organisation where the rule is "Trust no one"? Mitnick shows how easily security is breached by trust, but without trust people can't live and work together. In the real world effective organisations have to acknowledge total security is a chimera--and carry more insurance. --Steve Patient --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.



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Mitnick is the most famous computer hacker in the world. Since his first arrest in 1981, at age 17, he has spent nearly half his adult life either in prison or as a fugitive. He has been the subject of three books and his alleged 1982 hack into NORAD inspired the movie War Games. Since his plea-bargain release in 2000, he says he has reformed and is devoting his talents to helping computer security. It's not clear whether this book is a means toward that end or a, wink-wink, fictionalized account of his exploits, with his name changed to protect his parole terms. Either way, it's a tour de force, a series of tales of how some old-fashioned blarney and high-tech skills can pry any information from anyone. As entertainment, it's like reading the climaxes of a dozen complex thrillers, one after the other. As a security education, it's a great series of cautionary tales; however, the advice to employees not to give anyone their passwords is bland compared to the depth and energy of Mitnick's descriptions of how he actually hacked into systems. As a manual for a would-be hacker, it's dated and nonspecific better stuff is available on the Internet but it teaches the timeless spirit of the hack. Between the lines, a portrait emerges of the old-fashioned hacker stereotype: a socially challenged, obsessive loser addicted to an intoxicating sense of power that comes only from stalking and spying.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Packed With Knowledge!, Jun 22 2004
By Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security (Hardcover)
In The Art of Deception, Kevin D. Mitnick, a corporate security consultant who was once arrested for computer hacking, has written a fascinating book about how to control security lapses due to the "human element." With writer William L. Simon, he describes how con artists use social engineering to gain information by lying to pass themselves off as insiders. By being sensitive to human behavior and taking advantage of trust, they learn to bypass your security systems. The book teaches you how to ward off such threats and educate employees. Yet, problematically, this information could also help con artists be more sophisticated. In any case, this highly informative, engaging book includes sample conversations that open the door to information, along with tips about how various cons are used and what to do about them. We recommend this book to corporate officers, information managers, human resource getAbstract. directors and security personnel, but don't tell anybody.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for anyone intrrested ins ecurity or people, Sep 16 2004
This is a great book, ti is filled with great stories, preventitive mesures, and more. This is a very easy read, and will be well worth the price fro anyone intrested in security, computer security, corprit security, or how people think, and how socity is flawed. If you are not in a buisness, or a company where this is usefull, then you might get boared with the ammount of talk on hwo to implement security into a company, but even still, it is a great book
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good eye-opener for business people, Jun 7 2004
By "steader" (Ridgefield, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security (Hardcover)
I'm a business person turned technical and have mixed opinions about this book. I would recommend it to people who have no awareness of how social engineering can compromise computer security above any physical security countermeasures.

It is repetitive in its warnings and examples, but one's reaction to that repetitiveness (boredom, apathy) only serves to illustrate how one can easily become a target of deception. One must analyze all social interactions within any high-security context to decrease security risk. This book emphasizes that a situation can actually be high-security without the average business person knowing it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very boring. Not worth the time it takes to read
I bought this book based on the positive reviews here at Amazon. I was very disappointed. The book is nothing but a collection of anecdotes most of which are very much the same... Read more
Published on Jul 5 2004 by ANdy

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is must for System Administrators and IT Managers.
The Art Of Deception is a fairly good book especially if you are holding key position in Information Technology. Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by A. Chopra

4.0 out of 5 stars The Tao of Deception
Other reviewers write that this book is repetetive, and I agree - I believe that Mitnick is trying to convey a mindset. Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by Richard Peterson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insight into social engineering
I'm responsible for securing our company's network, which includes writing security policies and guidelines for users to follow. Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by Ted Thornton

3.0 out of 5 stars Yawn. Lots of repitition.
I am a Kevin Mitnick fan. However, I had to book this book down halfway though. I felt that it kept repeating itself. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2004 by Michael F. Anderson

3.0 out of 5 stars Art of deception.... by boring your reader
Since my first book on hackers (Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll) and reading about Mitnick in the early 90s, I was expecting... Read more
Published on Mar 10 2004 by Ines

5.0 out of 5 stars the Social Engineer.
This book is both educational, and entertaining. Mitnick is the authority on the subject. And even though the techniques in this book used in the scenarios might seem dated,... Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by Blade Runner

1.0 out of 5 stars No Hack Just Con
It's amazing that on the book jacket bio of Kevin, it is NEVER mentioned that he was in jail.

Kevin is a criminal and even less of a hacker than a complete con-man. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2004 by 2wsxWSX

3.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Deception...and then some
The human factor is truly security's weakest link according to Kevin Mitnick, famed hacker, now turn security consultant. Read more
Published on Feb 12 2004 by Tarek M - www.InfosecWriters.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Mitnick was never a wiz kid - he was a criminal though.
Hmmm. Amazon seems to have deleted my earlier review - I'll make it short. Mitnick is not a great hacker, he's a con artist. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004

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