IT Security/Threats/Social Engineering

This lesson covers social engineering.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the social engineering portion of Security+ certification include:

Summarize social engineering attacks and the associated effectiveness with each attack.

• Shoulder surfing
• Dumpster diving
• Tailgating
• Impersonation
• Hoaxes
• Whaling
• Vishing
• Principles (reasons for effectiveness)
  • Authority
  • Intimidation
  • Consensus/Social proof
  • Scarcity
  • Urgency
  • Familiarity/liking
  • Trust

Multimedia

1. YouTube: Shoulder Surfing - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
2. YouTube: Dumpster Diving - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
3. YouTube: Tailgating - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
4. YouTube: Impersonation - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
5. YouTube: Hoaxes - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
6. YouTube: Whaling - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3
7. YouTube: The Effectiveness of Social Engineering - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 3.3