bA guide to hacking the human element./bbrbrEven the most advanced security teams can do little to defend against an employee clicking a malicious link, opening an email attachment, or revealing sensitive information in a phone call. iPractical Social Engineering/i will help you better understand the techniques behind these social engineering attacks and how to thwart cyber criminals and malicious actors who use them to take advantage of human nature.brbrJoe Gray, an award-winning expert on social engineering, shares case studies, best practices, open source intelligence (OSINT) tools, and templates for orchestrating and reporting attacks so companies can better protect themselves. He outlines creative techniques to trick users out of their credentials, such as leveraging Python scripts and editing HTML files to clone a legitimate website. Once you ve succeeded in harvesting information about your targets with advanced OSINT methods, you ll discover how to defend your own organization from similar threats.br brYou ll learn how to: brliApply phishing techniques like spoofing, squatting, and standing up your own web server to avoid detection /liliUse OSINT tools like Recon-ng, theHarvester, and Hunter /liliCapture a target s information from social media /liliCollect and report metrics about the success of your attack /liliImplement technical controls and awareness programs to help defend against social engineering/li brFast-paced, hands-on, and ethically focused,i Practical Social Engineering/i is a book every pentester can put to use immediately.br