#HackYourself – Dark Side of Social Engineering

Educational role-play exercise that allows participants to “step into a hacker’s shoes” and explore how social engineering works in practice. 

Educational role-play exercise that allows participants to “step into a hacker’s shoes” and explore how social engineering works in practice. 
Objectives and outcomes: Understand the significance of social engineering in cybersecurity. Experience how individuals’ and organizations’ information can be collected and used maliciously. Recognize the role of an individual’s digital footprint and social media activity in overall cybersecurity.

Objectives and outcomes:

• The student learns to understand the significance and impact of social engineering within the broader field of cybersecurity.
• The student learns how individuals’ and organizations’ information can be collected, analyzed, and maliciously exploited.
• The student learns to recognize how an individual’s digital footprint and social media activity contribute to cybersecurity risks.
• The student learns how to identify and apply basic defense strategies against social engineering attacks.
• The student learns that social engineering is a widespread and effective form of cyberattack that manipulates human behavior.