Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees of Educational Institutions: Social Engineering

Social engineering can come in many forms. It could look like an email coming from a credible organization, such as your bank; or, it could appear to come from your own organization. By replying to these emails or opening the attachments sent, you compromise your security and your organization’s security. This course will explore social engineering, the ways it can compromise your organization’s data security, and steps you can take to stay safe. At the end of the course, you’ll be able to define phishing and spear phishing, describe how to avoid phishing and spear phishing scams, understand how to make good decisions when using social media, categorize the two forms of identity theft, list common examples of identity theft, and explain how to avoid it.