[ale] [Semi-OT] Now this is MY kinda book... "Evil by Design" - O'Reilly Book of the Day

[Sean Kilpatrick]

On the other side of this coin, is this story referenced today in Slashdot 
about a web designer who was getting emails from puzzled gamers:

http://tinyurl.com/oajqjmo

The man has a wicked sense of humor.

Sean

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On Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:01:53 am Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> Now...  The subject should have your attention, especially considering
> my "reputation"...  :-)  We touch on security topics (both MS and
> Linux) here from time to time so this isn't totally off topic.
> 
> This ISN'T a book about computer security.  It ISN'T a book about
> "social engineering" (or is it?).  It's about marketing and products.
> However...  In my mind, there's not a lot of difference between "social
> engineering" and "marketing" other than intent (or is there?).
> 
> Anyways...  Understanding marketing is an interesting angle on
> understanding social engineering.  It's about attracting victims (errr,
> customers) and keeping them...
> 
> Anyways...  O'Reilly's "Book of the Day" offer:
> 
> Evil by Design
> https://members.oreilly.com/account/emedia/index?filter=ebooks&sort=add
> ed&order=asc&ip=9781118422144
> 
> $20?  Yeah, I'll fall for that bit of social engineering.  :-)=)
> 
> Regards,
> Mike
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