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Kevin Mitnick's first book, "The Art of Deception", was an eye-opener for me as well. I guess I should read "Ghost in the Wire" too :) I hadn't thought about
by GFischer 11y ago
Kevin Mitnick's first book, "The Art of Deception", was an eye-opener for me as well.
I guess I should read "Ghost in the Wire" too :)
I hadn't thought about those books in a while. If anything, "social engineering" should be WAY easier in the Facebook age - that's what should be keeping IT security people at night these days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Deception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Deception
- n3on_net 11y agoI read all three of the Kevins books and like "Ghost in Wire" the most. It is a really nice and interesting biography. If you want to have the other side of the story, then I would also recommend "Takedown" from John Markoff.
- j_s 11y agoThe Art of Deception http://amzn.com/B006BBZHAK http://amzn.com/B006BBZHAK Ghost in the Wires http://amzn.com/B0047Y0F0K http://amzn.com/B0047Y0F0K
- carrollgt 11y agoI highly recommend "Ghost in the Wire". It's pretty light on the technical details, but it's really entertaining if you're interested in the "Golden Age" of hacking. I was amazed at how much more he leaned on his social engineering skills than his technical skills when he was in his prime.
- branchless 11y agoI'm jealous that you will experience this tale for the first time. It's just crazy. Mitnick is some kind of nuts. He's not normal.