Social Engineering

One of the biggest threats to cybersecurity is social engineering.

Social Engineering represents a growth area in cybersecurity. It is a low cost, high impact way to compromise security. Over 90% of cybersecurity breaches contain some element of social engineering. This area has been identified by employers as a highly desired skill set for their employees. An understanding of social engineering is important for management and operational roles as well as information technology roles.

Social engineering is the use of various techniques, including deception and manipulation, to gain access or information by inducing individuals to compromise security. This course will introduce learners to the psychological principles that underlie social engineering, some of the tools commonly used in social engineering attacks, and how to prevent and mitigate social engineering attacks.

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the psychology behind social engineering
  • Use open-source intelligence techniques to gather information
  • Understand the principles necessary for pretexting and impersonation
  • Plan a social engineering attack
  • Recommend steps to prevent social engineering attacks

 

Start Date: Coming Soon
Schedule: M - F 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (EST)
Length: 3 weeks
Cost: $600

Faculty

Ida Ngambeki
Dr. Ida Ngambeki is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. She is the Director of the CyberSecure Behavior Lab, CERIAS Fellow. Dr. Ngambeki’s key areas of research interest include: Cybersecure behavior, social engineering, cybersecurity Education, cybersecurity Policy, and cybersecurity workforce development.

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