Homework: Social Engineering Presentation
Imagine you have been hired to conduct a social engineering penetration test by a flooring sales and installation company with showrooms, warehouses, and offices throughout the state. Recently, several employees, including the company's president, fell prey to a phishing scam. The company's leadership realized they needed to better understand social engineering to better protect the company, the employees, and their customers. The first step is to present a general overview of social engineering and how social engineering threats function in preparation for the social engineering penetration test to the leadership team.
Create a 10 to 12 slides media-rich presentation with speaker notes providing your client with details on how the social engineering penetration test will be conducted. Include the following information:
• Explain the concept of social engineering and how it can threaten the security of an organization.
• Describe human-, computer-, and mobile-based methods of social engineering.
• Explain differences between social engineering threats from inside and outside an organization.
• Identify tools and techniques used in a social engineering campaign.
• Explain how credentials are captured.
• Describe the target audience and what characteristics will be exploited in your social engineering penetration test.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.