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Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering

With Stephanie Ihezukwu Liked by 369 users
Duration: 55m Skill level: Beginner Released: 10/3/2023

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Course details

Social engineering is one of the most dangerous forms of hacking because it preys on human nature. Learn how to defend your organization from social engineering by recognizing and thwarting the most common types of attacks. This course provides security teams and professionals with information on common social engineering techniques and safeguards. Instructor Stephanie Ihezukwu—a security analyst and engineer—describes how phishing, vishing, baiting, and physical activities like tailgating all provide entry to bad actors, and explains how training can be the most effective tool to combat these attacks. She also explains how to create policies and procedures; set up controls around passwords, email, and software updates; and conduct tests to see how effective your defenses truly are.

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  • Kyle Mitchell Kyle Mitchell

    Kyle Mitchell

    𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 | 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭: Driving Sales,…

    4/5 March 11, 2025
    I learned a lot.
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  • Lynn Van Buren Lynn Van Buren

    Lynn Van Buren

    Global Compliance Counsel at Spire Global, Inc.

    3/5 January 30, 2025
    Unclear who target audience is. Beginner who will implement policies, etc. - or an employee who must follow policies / practices.
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  • Michael Keast Michael Keast

    Michael Keast

    WFM/Real Time Analyst, Ticketing Systems (SharePoint, ServiceNow, Freshdesk), Helpdesk (internal / external), Admin trained with NICE (EEM, CXONE &…

    5/5 January 23, 2025
    There was a lot of valid info here. Cybersecurity is an ever evolving medium so this instruction is great but should be updated regularly.
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  • Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
  • Test your knowledge 4 quizzes
  • Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone

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