From the course: Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering

Defeat social engineers and cyber scammers

From the course: Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering

Defeat social engineers and cyber scammers

- Did you know you're a social engineer? Social engineering seems like something only criminals and sociopaths do. But all of us have done some human hacking before. While the social engineers we'll be defending ourselves against are typically adults, it's important to note that anyone could be a social engineer. Instead of focusing on what an attacker looks like, we'll focus on what an attacker does. In this course, I'll describe attack methods, defense methods, and personal security best practices. Hi, I'm Stephanie Ihezukwu, a security engineer and course instructor. Join me as I walk you through these concepts. Let's get started.

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