CompTIA Security+: Social Engineering Techniques & Other Attack Types

Common attack types social engineers use target victims using a long list of examples such as phishing smishing vishing pretexting pharming tailgaiting and shoulder surfing. In this course youll learn about various social engineering techniques including types of phishing hoaxes and intelligence gathering. Then youll move on to examine influence campaigns and the reasons for social engineering effectiveness. Next youll learn about malware attacks including password attacks physical attacks supply-chain and cryptographic attacks. Finally youll explore adversarial AI and cloud-based vs. on-premise attacks. This course can be used in preparation for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 certification exam.