Description

About the Book

This edition is redesigned the fears and concerns related to techniques used by hackers and social engineers to break into the private and professional spaces to achieve their motives into seven chapters. The main focus of this edition is to highlight the techniques used by social engineers and reveals the dark side of social networking. It is also examines the issue of corporate espionage, issue of pharming and phishing, procedure and techniques of security auditing, and role of auditor, auditing, and building defense against social engineering. This edition addresses all the issues related to hacking and also suggests preventive measures. It is invaluable source of information for students, teachers as well as professionals.

About the Author

Nina Verma currently manages the academic programs and personnel of the Business Applications and IT Management department in the faculty of ICT of Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. The department specailises in business analysis, project management, business information systems, knowledge management, e-commerce, business management, and personal and professional development of IT students/ employees, IT management and strategic management. She also lectures in the fourth year subjects on Business Management, Business Fundamentals, Information and Technology Management and Strategic Information Systems.