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The Art of Social Engineering

You're reading from   The Art of Social Engineering Uncover the secrets behind the human dynamics in cybersecurity

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804613641
Length 234 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Cesar Bravo Cesar Bravo
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Desilda Toska Desilda Toska
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Understanding Social Engineering
2. Chapter 1: The Psychology behind Social Engineering FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Social Engineering 4. Chapter 3: Common Scam Attacks 5. Chapter 4: Types of Social Engineering Attacks 6. Part 2: Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks
7. Chapter 5: Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks 8. Chapter 6: Social Engineering and Social Network Attacks 9. Chapter 7: AI-Driven Techniques in Enhanced Social Engineering Attacks 10. Chapter 8: The Social Engineering Toolkit (SET) 11. Part 3: Protecting against Social Engineering Attacks
12. Chapter 9: Understanding the Social Engineering Life Cycle 13. Chapter 10: Defensive Strategies for Social Engineering 14. Chapter 11: Applicable Laws and Regulations for Social Engineering 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Installing and setting up SET

Now that the value of SET in cybersecurity is clear, it is time to understand how to install and set up SET in your own environment.

System requirements for SET installation

Currently, the SET framework is only supported on Linux platforms. However, you can also use it on a Windows machine using any of the following methods:

  • Install Kali using a VM: In this scenario, you need to install a hypervisor (VMware or VirtualBox) and then load a pre-built VM with Kali Linux. The official pre-built VM can be downloaded directly from the Kali Linux site using this link: https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-virtual-machines.
  • Install Kali using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)/WSL2: You can also run Kali Linux on a Windows machine using WSL/WSL2 (this is only supported on Windows 10 and 11). You can follow this guide to install Kali Linux using WSL/WSL2: https://www.kali.org/docs/wsl/.

Downloading and installing SET

As mentioned, the SET...

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