Social Engineering Lesson Plan
Lesson plans
Subject: Social Engineering
LESSON PLAN – 45 minutes
Learning objectives:
- Define social engineering and its significance in cybersecurity.
- Identify and explain key characteristics of social engineering attacks, including manipulation of human psychology, deception, and exploitation of trust.
- Recognize various types of social engineering attacks, such as phishing, pretexting, and tailgating.
- Describe the profile of social engineering actors, including individual hackers, organized cybercrime groups, and nation-state actors.
- Evaluate the impact of social engineering attacks on individuals and organizations, considering financial loss, reputation damage, and operational disruption.