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Introduction INFORMATION IN THIS CHAPTER: · · · Book Overview and Key Learning Points Book Audience How this Book is Organized BOOK OVERVIEW AND KEY LEARNING POINTS This book arms any reader with the knowledge of how security measures can often be bypassed in situations ranging from physical security to networked enterprise sys- tems--all with minimal technology savvy on the part of the offender. And, although seven of the eight chapters here detail security evasion methods, the true value of the book is realized in the countermeasures provided for each of the attack scenarios detailed. In a world of content that capitalizes on vulnerability, risk, and fear, this book cuts through the smoke and mirrors of complicated and improbable hi-tech hacks and gets to the heart of the most vulnerable and most-often exploited components of security--human nature, physical containment, and the Internet.