Cyber Security: Social Engineering & AI Awareness

As Generative AI continues to evolve, cybercriminals are leveraging its power to craft highly convincing scams, deepfakes, and synthetic content that can easily deceive even the most tech-savvy individuals. This course focuses on the intersection of social engineering and AI, exploring how attackers use tools like large language models and AI-driven media to manipulate human behavior, bypass traditional security controls, and execute sophisticated, believable attacks at scale.

You’ll gain a solid understanding of how hackers exploit human emotions and psychological triggers—such as urgency, fear, trust, and curiosity—to manipulate victims into handing over sensitive information, granting access to systems, or even transferring funds. From AI-generated phishing emails and malicious websites, to deepfake audio and impersonations, this course covers the full spectrum of emerging threats powered by AI.

Key attack strategies such as spear phishing, whaling, pretexting, vishing, and impersonation will be broken down using live examples and real-world scenarios. You’ll learn to recognize the subtle cues that indicate a message, call, or request may be malicious—even when it appears completely authentic.

By the end of the course, you'll be equipped with actionable strategies to detect, prevent, and respond to social engineering attacks, giving you the confidence to protect yourself and your organization in an era where deception is no longer human—it's automated.