CSEC 356: Applied Social Engineering

A hands-on course in which students investigate social engineering attacks in controlled lab environments and develop technical, policy, and risk management responses. Topics include: social engineering mechanics, principles of persuasion, preparation, traditional social engineering attacks and defenses, Ambient Tactical Deception (ATD), false information online, ethical aspects of social engineering, and automation/machine learning support for social engineering. Students work on an individual social engineering training scenario for their final project.