Simulating real-life social engineering
Social Media Simulation / Lateral Thinking
Proofpoint’s 2024 State of the Phish report* found that 68% of employees still engage in risky actions that open the door to attackers — even when they “know better.”
Social-engineering risk is driven far more by human behavior than by technical vulnerabilities. Even well-intentioned employees can be tricked by convincing emails or oversharing on social platforms. Effective training, therefore, isn’t about listing threats — it’s about giving learners realistic practice recognizing and resisting them. This course prepares learners to spot phishing attempts and social-engineering risks by placing them inside realistic email and social-media simulations. Users interact with mock inboxes, Twitter feeds, and Facebook profiles to identify the kinds of public details that, when combined, give attackers openings to exploit.
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Learning modalities used
Scenario-based learning (SBL)
Lateral Thinking