No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing

Johnny Long's last book sold 12,000 units worldwide. Kevin Mitnick's last book sold 40,000 units in North America. As the clich(r) goes, information is power. In this age of technology, an increasing majority of the world's information is stored electronically. It makes sense then that we rely on high-tech electronic protection systems to guard that information. As professional hackers, Johnny Long and Kevin Mitnick get paid to uncover weaknesses in those systems and exploit them. Whether breaking into buildings or slipping past industrial-grade firewalls, their goal has always been the same: extract the information using any means necessary. After hundreds of jobs, they have discovered the secrets to bypassing every conceivable high-tech security system. This book reveals those secrets; as the title suggests, it has nothing to do with high technology. OCo Dumpster Diving Be a good sport and donOCOt read the two OC D? words written in big bold letters above, and act surprised when I tell you hackers can accomplish this without relying on a single bit of technology (punny). OCo Tailgating Hackers and ninja both like wearing black, and they do share the ability to slip inside a building and blend with the shadows. OCo Shoulder Surfing If you like having a screen on your laptop so you can see what youOCOre working on, donOCOt read this chapter. OCo Physical Security Locks are serious business and lock technicians are true engineers, most backed with years of hands-on experience. But what happens when you take the age-old respected profession of the locksmith and sprinkle it with hacker ingenuity? OCo Social Engineering with Jack Wiles Jack has trained hundreds of federal agents, corporate attorneys, CEOs and internal auditors on computer crime and security-related topics. His unforgettable presentations are filled with three decades of personal war stories from the trenches of Information Security and Physical Security. OCo Google Hacking A hacker doesnOCOt even need his own computer to do the necessary research. If he can make it to a public library, Kinko's or Internet cafe, he can use Google to process all that data into something useful. OCo P2P Hacking LetOCOs assume a guy has no budget, no commercial hacking software, no support from organized crime and no fancy gear. With all those restrictions, is this guy still a threat to you? Have a look at this chapter and judge for yourself. OCo People Watching Skilled people watchers can learn a whole lot in just a few quick glances. In this chapter weOCOll take a look at a few examples of the types of things that draws a no-tech hackerOCOs eye. OCo Kiosks What happens when a kiosk is more than a kiosk? What happens when the kiosk holds airline passenger information? What if the kiosk holds confidential patient information? What if the kiosk holds cash? OCo Vehicle Surveillance Most people donOCOt realize that some of the most thrilling vehicular espionage happens when the cars aren't moving at all!"