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Ethical Hacking: Social Engineering

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Prevent identity theft and network intrusion by hackers. Learn what social engineering is, who is being targeted, and how attacks are orchestrated.

Syllabus

Introduction

Defining social engineering
What you should know
Hacking ethically

1. Grasping Social Engineering

Hacking the human
Visualizing the victim
Skills of a social engineer
Recognize an attack

2. Social Engineering Mechanisms

Using charm, power, and influence
Employing browsers for social engineering
Evaluating add-ons and extensions
Deploying mobile-based attacks
Manipulating with social media
Disclosing private information
Challenge: Avoiding online dating scams
Solution: Avoiding online dating scams

3. Misusing Trust

Disgruntled employees
Steal an identity
Challenge: Monitoring your employees
Solution: Monitoring your employees

4. Penetration Testing with Social Engineering

Using email and websites in social engineering
In person and on the phone
Exploring the social engineering toolkit
Going phishing
Using the social engineering toolkit

5. Avoiding Social Engineering

Defending against social engineering
Understanding spam
Preventing spoofed email
Preventing insider attacks
Properly disposing of data and media

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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