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The Social Engineer's Playbook: A Practical Guide to Pretexting

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Jeremiah Talamantes's The Social Engineer's Playbook is a practical guide to pretexting, a form of social engineering. The book covers various social engineering techniques, including phishing, baiting, and pretexting itself, explaining how to influence people using psychological principles like reciprocity and authority. It details information gathering methods, emphasizing online research and physical surveillance, and provides examples of real-world scenarios. Finally, the book offers a "playbook" of practical attack examples, demonstrating how to combine these techniques for effective social engineering, but stresses the importance of ethical considerations and legal compliance.

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