Cybersecurity: Social Engineering

Description

At its core, social engineering is not a cyber attack. Instead, social engineering is all about the psychology of persuasion: It targets the mind like your old-school grifter or con man. The aim is to gain the trust of targets, so they lower their guard, and then encourage them into taking unsafe actions such as divulging personal information or clicking on web links, or opening attachments that may be malicious.

Learning Objectives

The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand Social Engineering and how to spot common infiltration methods Learn about the different types of social engineering attacks and how to avoid becoming a victim Understand what phishing is and how to spot the red flags of fraudulent emails Explore the best cybersecurity practices to protect your systems and accounts Learn about the five types of business email compromise Detect the warning signs of this scam and how to prevent attacks

Target Audience

Young Professionals