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# The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security

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Review: Fascinating book - I bought this book in 2008, and read it after I got it. I was in love with cyber-security and social engineering was the theme those days. I never reviewed the book back then but I reread this book again yesterday and it hit me that Kevin's ideas are some of the most profound ideas when it comes to human behavior. Our tendency to be helpful. Our tendency to let someone new come into our lives Etc,.. I will be honest, after spending 13 years in financial and marketing industry and reading 1000s of books and having 1000s of experiences I promise if someone wants to set me up they probably can. It's really hard to get away from a good setup. One thing that helped me all these years is that at the end of the day I ask myself two questions. This is a routine I do every day and been doing it for almost 10 years now. 1. Did I try to help a stranger or someone I know today? If yes, then what was the context. 2. Did someone came in my life trying to do good things for me out of blue? (This can be a friend that randomly texts you on FB or emails you after ages.)
Review: Tenés que leerlo!!! No pasa de moda!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #96,319 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #15 in Information Management (Books) #24 in Computer Hacking #27 in CompTIA Certification Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,116) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1 x 0 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 076454280X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0764542800 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 368 pages |
| Publication date  | October 17, 2003 |
| Publisher  | Wiley |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating book
*by T***Y on August 2, 2021*

I bought this book in 2008, and read it after I got it. I was in love with cyber-security and social engineering was the theme those days. I never reviewed the book back then but I reread this book again yesterday and it hit me that Kevin's ideas are some of the most profound ideas when it comes to human behavior. Our tendency to be helpful. Our tendency to let someone new come into our lives Etc,.. I will be honest, after spending 13 years in financial and marketing industry and reading 1000s of books and having 1000s of experiences I promise if someone wants to set me up they probably can. It's really hard to get away from a good setup. One thing that helped me all these years is that at the end of the day I ask myself two questions. This is a routine I do every day and been doing it for almost 10 years now. 1. Did I try to help a stranger or someone I know today? If yes, then what was the context. 2. Did someone came in my life trying to do good things for me out of blue? (This can be a friend that randomly texts you on FB or emails you after ages.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***O on December 6, 2025*

Tenés que leerlo!!! No pasa de moda!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Speaks volumes on social engineering/makes you think!
*by E***E on November 17, 2002*

After reading it, the book makes one more aware of what to be careful when giving out information of any kind and how to protect yourself and your company's assets. I've heard alot of "Don't ever give out your id/password", "Always have firewalls on your network." One hardly ever hears about 'make sure you're giving information to someone who's supposed to have it'. There's tons of books on security with respect to technology but this is the first one I've seen that actually focuses on the weakest link when it comes to security - the human element. All the firewalls and software can't prevent a social engineer from getting in if he/she knows justs how to act and/or what to say to get what they want. Reading the scenarios really opened my eyes. Theres a scenario where a social engineer pretended to be a manager of a video store. After enough talking to another employee at another branch, the social engineer was able to get enough information to obtain the credit card # of someone who owed money to the client the social engineer was hired by. In reading the scenarios, I'd seen examples where I'd asked for the type of information described for perfectly legitimate reasons. I'd never imagined how someone could take just 1 or 2 pieces of information and create chaos for a person or a company. If you're in the IT industry, or work in any kind of customer service, you really need to pick up this book. This book doesn't bash people for being as helpful as they can be (team player, etc). He's just saying to be more aware of what's going on and when giving out any kind of information, being a little cautious doesn't hurt. As humans, we're not perfect to begin with, but a little awareness will make it just a little harder for that social engineer to get what they want.

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