SYO-601 – CompTIA Security+: Social Engineering Techniques & 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.