<h4>Filled with cutting-edge social engineering testing techniques that are legally and ethically sound</h4><p><i>Social Engineering in IT Security</i> details the roots and rise of social engineering, key legal and ethical aspects you need to understand before contracting to perform a test, and how and why social engineering works. The book fully explains how to plan for a social engineering test, perform reconnaissance, create scenarios, implement the test, and accurately report the results. Specific measures security managers can take to defend against weaknesses a social engineer could exploit are discussed.<ul> <li>Offers a front-row seat with Sharon Conheady, a highly in-demand social engineering speaker and trainer <li>Includes a legal reference—covering both the U.S. and Europe <li>Walks though considerations that go into the social engineer’s client agreement letter<li>Complete with examples of post-test reports to make your own report writing as solid as possible</ul>