The Art of Deception：Controlling the Human Element of Security 反欺骗的艺术

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kevin D. Mitnick 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2003-10
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780764542800
• 定价 198.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 New Directions in Aesthetics

【内容简介】

Theworld′smostinfamoushackeroffersaninsider′sviewofthelow–techthreatstohigh–techsecurityKevinMitnick′sexploitsasacyber–desperadoandfugitiveformoneofthemostexhaustiveFBImanhuntsinhistoryandhavespawneddozensofarticles,books,films,anddocumentaries.Sincehisreleasefromfederalprison,in1998,Mitnickhasturnedhislifearoundandestablishedhimselfasoneofthemostsought–aftercomputersecurityexpertsworldwide.Now,inTheArtofDeception,theworld′smostnotorioushackergivesnewmeaningtotheoldadage,"Ittakesathieftocatchathief."Focusingonthehumanfactorsinvolvedwithinformationsecurity,Mitnickexplainswhyallthefirewallsandencryptionprotocolsintheworldwillneverbeenoughtostopasavvygrifterintentonriflingacorporatedatabaseoranirateemployeedeterminedtocrashasystem.Withthehelpofmanyfascinatingtruestoriesofsuccessfulattacksonbusinessandgovernment,heillustratesjusthowsusceptibleeventhemostlocked–downinformationsystemsaretoaslickconartistimpersonatinganIRSagent.Narratingfromthepointsofviewofboththeattackerandthevictims,heexplainswhyeachattackwassosuccessfulandhowitcouldhavebeenpreventedinanengagingandhighlyreadablestylereminiscentofatrue–crimenovel.And,perhapsmostimportantly,Mitnickoffersadviceforpreventingthesetypesofsocialengineeringhacksthroughsecurityprotocols,trainingprograms,andmanualsthataddressthehumanelementofsecurity.

【作者简介】

KevinMitnickisthefounderofDefensiveThinking,aninformationsecurityfirm,andspeakswidelyonsecurityissues.Hehasappearedon60Minutesandelsewhereinthemedia,andhisexploitshavespawnedseveralbestsellingbooks,includingTheFugitiveGame.WilliamSimonisthebestsellingauthorofmorethantwentybooks.

【目录】

Introduction(ScottWalden,NewYorkUniversity).