Discussion Requirements

You are provided a handout to complete this assignment.

Tasks

In this discussion:

Discuss social engineering attacks based on the provided techniques.

Identify and discuss appropriate security awareness training that will offset the identified attacks.

Discuss why social engineering attacks are particularly difficult to prevent.

Begin the discussion by describing why the techniques on the handout are successful and identifying types of attacks that use those techniques. Continue by discussing the following:

What social engineering attacks are you familiar with based on prior work experience?

Have you found any particular type of training particularly effective or ineffective?

Summarize your thoughts in a Microsoft Word document checking for spelling and grammar, then submit it directly (cut & paste) into the discussion thread. Respond to at least two other students views to engage in a meaningful debate regarding their posts or to defend your post.

Required Resources

Textbook and Internet

Handouts:

Social Engineering Defense Issues

Attacker Motivations

Submission Requirements

Format: Please enter directly into the Discussion Question window

Citation Style: Follow APA

At least 300 words

Spelling and Grammar count so I suggest you first type your post into MS Word and check for spelling and grammar. You can then cut & Paste into the Discussion Question thread.

Self-Assessment Checklist

I identified at least one social engineering attack for each technique.

I identified at least one security awareness training solution to offset each attack.