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 you;ll learn about various social engineering techniques including types of phishing hoaxes and intelligence gathering. Then you;ll move on to examine influence campaigns and the reasons for social engineering effectiveness. Next you;ll learn about malware attacks including password attacks physical attacks supply-chain and cryptographic attacks. Finally you;ll 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.