Social engineering : how crowdmasters, phreaks, hackers, and trolls created a new form of manipulative communication / Robert W. Gehl and Sean T. Lawson.
| Author/creator | Gehl, Robert W. author. |
| Other author | Lawson, Sean T., 1977- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] |
| Description | xi, 328 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The emergence of masspersonal social engineering -- Part 1 Engineering the social -- 1 Crowdmasters: The rise and fall of mass social engineering, 1920-1976 -- 2 Phreaks and hackers: The rise of interpersonal social engineering, 1976-Present -- Part2 The social engineering process -- 3 Trashing: From dumpster diving to data dumps -- 4 Pretexting: Recognizing the mitnick mythology -- 5 Bullshitting: Deception, friendliness, and accuracy -- 6 Penetrating: The desire to control media and minds -- Part 3 Masspersonal social engineering -- 7 Contemporary masspersonal social engineering -- 8 Conclusion: Amellorating masspersonal social engineering |
| Abstract | "From the phone phreaks of the 1970s to Anonymous, how how hackers deploy persuasion, helpfulness, manipulation, and deception to gain access to sensitive information"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2021016750 |
| ISBN | 9780262543453 paperback |
| ISBN | 0262543451 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM742 .G45 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |