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Kali Linux Social Engineering.
Title:
Kali Linux Social Engineering.
Author:
Singh, Rahul.
ISBN:
9781783283286
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (92 pages)
Contents:
Kali Linux Social Engineering -- Table of Contents -- Kali Linux Social Engineering -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why subscribe? -- Free access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Introduction to Social Engineering Attacks -- Understanding social engineering attacks -- Phases in a social engineering attack -- Research -- Hook -- Play -- Exit -- Types of social engineering -- Human-based social engineering -- Computer-based social engineering -- Computer-based social engineering tools - Social-Engineering Toolkit (SET) -- Website cloning -- Policies and procedure -- Training -- Incident response system -- Classification of information -- Password policies -- Summary -- 2. Understanding Website Attack Vectors -- Phishing and e-mail hacking - Credential Harvester attack -- Updating your Social-Engineering Toolkit -- Web jacking -- Spear-phishing attack vector -- Java Applet Attack -- Defense against these attacks -- Summary -- 3. Performing Client-side Attacks through SET -- Creating a payload and a listener -- Vulnerability -- Exploit -- Payload -- Steps to create a payload and listener -- Understanding the mass mailer attack -- Understanding the SMS spoofing attack vector -- The predefined template -- Summary -- 4. Understanding Social Engineering Attacks -- Identity theft -- Stealing an identity -- Elicitation -- Skills required in an attacker -- Penetration testing tools -- The Browser Exploitation Framework -- The Social Engineering Framework -- Sefemails -- Sefphish -- Sefnames -- SefPayload -- Defense -- Summary -- Index.
Abstract:
This book is a practical, hands-on guide to learning and performing SET attacks with multiple examples.Kali Linux Social Engineering is for penetration testers who want to use BackTrack in order to test for social engineering vulnerabilities or for those who wish to master the art of social engineering attacks.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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