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Kali Linux Social Engineering

By : Rahul Singh Patel
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Kali Linux Social Engineering

By: Rahul Singh Patel

Overview of this book

<p>Kali Linux has a specific toolkit that incorporates numerous social-engineering attacks all into one simplified interface. The main purpose of SET (social engineering toolkit) is to automate and improve on many of the social engineering attacks currently out there.</p> <p>This book is based on current advanced social engineering attacks using SET that help you learn how security can be breached and thus avoid it. You will attain a very unique ability to perform a security audit based on social engineering attacks.</p> <p>Starting with ways of performing the social engineering attacks using Kali, this book covers a detailed description on various website attack vectors and client side attacks that can be performed through SET. This book contains some of the most advanced techniques that are currently being utilized by hackers to get inside secured networks. This book covers phishing (credential harvester attack), web jacking attack method, spear phishing attack vector, Metasploit browser exploit method, Mass mailer attack and more.</p> <p>By the end of this book you will be able to test the security of any organization based on social engineering attacks.</p>
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Engineering Attacks

This chapter shows you how to do some things that in many situations might be illegal, unethical, a violation of terms of service, or just not a good idea. It is provided here to give you information you can use to protect yourself against threats and make your own system more secure. Before following these instructions, be sure you are on the right side of the legal and ethical line... use your powers for good!

This chapter provides an introduction to social engineering attacks and the basic concepts behind them. You will be introduced to the following topics:

  • Understanding social engineering attacks

  • Phases of a social engineering attack

  • Types of social engineering attacks

  • Clone a website to gain the target's password

  • Policies and procedure

  • Countermeasures to social engineering attacks