Social Engineering Courses and Certifications

Black Hat

The Aftermath of a Social Engineering Pentest - Are We Being Ethically Responsible?

Examines ethical pitfalls after social engineering tests, including how reporting, debriefing, and organizational responses can contribute to systemic failures.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Talent Need Not Apply - Tradecraft and Objectives of Job-themed APT Social Engineering

An analysis of how North Korean and Iranian threat groups use job and recruitment themes to compromise victims.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

Protecting the Organization - The Psychology of Social Engineering

How attackers use psychology in social engineering—and ways organizations can resist these attacks.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

CatPhish Automation - The Emerging Use of Artificial Intelligence in Social Engineering

A look at how advanced AI is making malicious bots and phishing scams more sophisticated.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

Hacking Humans - Social Engineering Techniques and How to Protect Against Them

See how attackers use pretexting, elicitation, and body language to manipulate people—and how to guard against these tactics.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Conf42

AI in Detecting Fraudulent Payments from Social Engineering

Explore AI's role in combating fraudulent payments from social engineering in fintech, covering phishing detection, identity theft prevention, and emerging threats like deepfakes.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NorthSec

Social Engineering for Physical Pentesting Assignments

Master social engineering tactics for physical penetration testing, including reconnaissance, pretexting, tailgating, and bypassing security to access restricted areas ethically.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Eclipse Foundation

The Missing Post Mortem: Social Engineering Attacks on Open Source Projects

Delve into the critical analysis of social engineering attacks targeting open source projects, examining security gaps and exploring solutions that maintain open source community values and innovation potential.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Easily Identify Spam & Phishing E-mails

13156 ratings at Udemy

Identify e-mail scams BEFORE your corporate or personal data is breached!

• Udemy
• 3 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Training Course

CompTIA PenTest+ training covers end-to-end penetration testing, from scoping and reconnaissance through exploitation, reporting, remediation, and post-engagement cleanup.

• Graduate School USA
• Self-Paced
• $2,499.00

Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

10 ratings at Coursera

Conduct penetration tests with PTES methodology, write test reports and executive summaries, explore one-way hashes and PKI, and run information gathering and spear phishing campaigns.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EC-Council

Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

620 ratings at Coursera

Learn ethical hacking and penetration testing fundamentals: password cracking, social engineering, network sniffing and DoS, web application and SQL injection attacks, wireless, mobile, IoT/OT and cloud countermeasures.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Statistics for Business, Engineering and Social Sciences: I

Build statistical thinking through data summaries, probability, and probability distributions, with hands-on calculations in MS Excel for real-world applications.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT for Cyber Security 2026

8489 ratings at Udemy

Master Cyber Security/Ethical Hacking With Artificial Intelligence - Implement, Uncover Risks and Navigate The AI Era

• Udemy
• 7 hours 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cyber Security Awareness Training in the AI Era - 2026

4996 ratings at Udemy

Practical security awareness for employees: phishing, AI scams, passwords, malware, safe browsing and data protection

• Udemy
• 4 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course