Mentor Source, Inc. Social Engineering - 1 seat (1 user, 1 course, 1 hour, online recorded training)
Social Engineering has been the most insidious of all attacks, playing upon our desire to do our jobs and help others at the same time. "Phishing" via e-mail and phony websites and redirections, etc., are techniques use in this psychological attack. A clever social engineer can make a target trust him or her to such an extent that they casually reveal sensitive internal information. Some frighten or threaten victims for specific data. Others befriend the victim and just flat out ask for confidential information. It may not be a significant disclosure in and of itself, but the information gleaned by such manipulation can easily be aggregated to reveal valuable information about the victim and the organization where they work.
Criminals use social engineering to manipulate victims so that they willingly give up some valuable and confidential information. Hackers exploit the weaknesses of our human psychology. Naturally, we try to be helpful but the scammer will trick us into dangerous behaviors like giving up our bank account information or passwords our computers secretly. This course will teach participants about the different attack strategies and provide guidance on ways to keep yourself and your data secure.