The Art of Deception, (Hardcover)

from Miche11e

I started reading this book to my son, who was enjoying it immensely, then stopped when I decided it was totally inappropriate matter for an inquisitive 9 year old. Kevin was released from prison last year after being found guilty of hacking into computer systems. Kevin's premise is simple. Peopl...

from nderdog

Great information that is never really outdated. I've passed this one around to all of my IS co-workers. A good way to try and think like a bad guy to educate users about how to handle situations and to know who they're dealing with.

from rivkat

Full of illustrations of Mitnick's points; very interesting, especially if you're a writer looking for social engineering scenarios for characters to get information they shouldn't have.

from mcandre

Hand a copy to all IT staff, then another copy to all general staff. This book shows that fooling people is far easier than fooling computer systems.

from AK_Doug

This is a great collection of stories that illustrates the biggest security hole in every organization: the people.