November 06, 2024

Practical Social Engineering: A Primer for the Ethical Hacker

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This is a text excerpt from a guide for ethical hackers called "Practical Social Engineering: A Primer for the Ethical Hacker." It focuses on the art of social engineering, explaining how to exploit human psychology for information gathering and attacks. The text explores various techniques including phishing, vishing, and spear-phishing, outlining the ethical considerations involved in these activities. The guide provides detailed instructions on how to gather open source intelligence (OSINT), analyze social media accounts, and clone landing pages to create realistic phishing attacks. Additionally, it covers technical email controls like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, and explores threat intelligence platforms and methods for analyzing malicious emails. The ultimate goal of this resource is to educate ethical hackers on how to perform social engineering attacks responsibly, while also equipping security professionals with the knowledge to defend against these types of attacks.

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