Foreword xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1: What Is Social Engineering? 1
Chapter 2: 330 Cameras 4
Chapter 3: Expensive Doesn’t Mean Secure 7
Chapter 4: The Trolley Problem 12
Chapter 5: High (Street) Security 17
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Stairs 19
Chapter 7: The Broken Arm Ruse 21
Chapter 8: Crown Jewels Are Not Always Shiny 24
Chapter 9: This Is My Office Now 27
Chapter 10: How to Use a Pen to Hack Any Door 31
Chapter 11: My First Kidnapping 34
Chapter 12: I Needed a New Computer 40
Chapter 13: Building My Own Office 43
Chapter 14: Letter of Authority 47
Chapter 15: Astute Manager 49
Chapter 16: I Can’t Fly a Helicopter 51
Chapter 17: Doppelgangers Exist 54
Chapter 18: Stealing the Keychain 56
Chapter 19: It’s Dangerous to Go Alone. Take This! 59
Chapter 20: The Gold Bar 63
Chapter 21: Plush Carpets 68
Chapter 22: Clean(er) Access 71
Chapter 23: What We Do in the Shadows 73
Chapter 24: What Do I Know about Diamonds? 77
Chapter 25: How to Crack a Safe 80
Chapter 26: Find a Safe Space 88
Chapter 27: Well, That Was Unexpected 92
Chapter 28: Opening a Door on Security 95
Chapter 29: How to Tailgate an Opaque Door 98
Chapter 30: The Guard Who Was Too Polite 100
Chapter 31: The Swan Effect 102
Chapter 32: What’s in the Box? 105
Chapter 33: How to Bypass an Elevator Security System 107
Chapter 34: The Loading Bay 109
Chapter 35: The Escort 111
Chapter 36: The Staircase 114
Chapter 37: How to Bypass PIR Detectors 116
Chapter 38: ATMs 121
Chapter 39: Open Windows 124
Chapter 40: Security on a String Budget 127
Chapter 41: How to Bypass Padlocks 131
Chapter 42: Padlocked Gates 134
Chapter 43: The Security of Glass 138
Chapter 44: Trading Places 142
Chapter 45: How to Bypass Keypads 145
Chapter 46: E- Waste 148
Chapter 47: Fourteen Desktop PCs 151
Chapter 48: Spy Gadgets 155
Chapter 49: How to Steal Fingerprints 158
Chapter 50: Five Banks a Week 162
Chapter 51: Finding Out Too Much 165
Chapter 52: Needle in a Haystack 168
Chapter 53: Stealing a Purse and Keys 172
Chapter 54: How to Pick Locks 174
Chapter 55: The Porn Cupboard 179
Chapter 56: The Apartment Across the Way 182
Chapter 57: Magazine Shoot 186
Chapter 58: Double Trouble 189
Chapter 59: Fake ID 191
Chapter 60: Impersonation 195
Chapter 61: How Maglocks Work 199
Chapter 62: Personal Escort 202
Chapter 63: My Favorite Door 205
Chapter 64: Microwave Fences 208
Chapter 65: Discarded Passes 211
Chapter 66: Bypassing Speed Lanes 214
Chapter 67: The Case of the Angry Man 217
Chapter 68: Let’s Play Doctors 220
Chapter 69: That’s for Me! 225
Chapter 70: How to Use a Snickers Bar 231
Chapter 71: Taking the Bus to Work 233