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Social Engineering Defence

Defending against phishing, vishing, pretexting and physical social engineering. Awareness programmes that change behaviour, not just slides.

Why this track

Defending against phishing, vishing, pretexting and physical social engineering. Awareness programmes that change behaviour, not just slides. This track walks you from fundamentals through advanced techniques across 6 practitioner modules — the same body of knowledge senior security professionals build over years, structured for self-paced progression with India-specific context throughout.

Prerequisite: See module 1 for entry context. Most modules are self-contained but follow the suggested sequence for best results.
6
Modules
3.3 h
Total time
6
Free modules
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Quiz retries
Difficulty mix
Beginner · 2 Intermediate · 4

Module sequence

M1
Social Engineering Defence
Phishing, vishing, smishing, BEC, deepfake voice/video, MFA fatigue — modern social engineering and the layered defence programme: tooling, training, simulation, executive protection.
Beginner 60 min →
M2
Phishing — AiTM, MFA Bypass, and the 2026 Defender Stack
Why this module exists. Email-borne phishing is no longer “click this link, enter password.” Modern kits proxy the entire login flow, capture session cookies post-MFA, and let the attacker step into the authenticated session. The defender’s playbook has evolved correspondingly. This module is the current state. The 2026 attacker playbook The modern phishing kit is […]
Intermediate 30 →
M3
Vishing, Smishing & WhatsApp Pretext — The Indian Voice Channel
Why this module exists. The corporate phishing-defence stack — DMARC, anti-phishing platforms, FIDO2 — does not protect against an attacker calling the help desk. India’s PSTN and SMS infrastructure make voice-channel social engineering particularly cheap. This module covers what defenders can actually do. The vishing playbook The canonical Indian-enterprise vishing attack: OSINT to identify a […]
Intermediate 25 →
M4
Business Email Compromise (BEC) — Four Variants and the Defender Stack
Why this module exists. BEC does not need malware, credential theft, or AiTM phishing. It only needs to convince one finance person to send money to the wrong account. The defence is mostly process, not technology. This module is the practitioner pattern. The four BEC variants Variant Attacker pose Target CEO fraud CEO/CFO Finance team […]
Intermediate 30 →
M5
Physical Social Engineering — Tailgating, Badge Cloning, USB Drops
Why this module exists. Physical access still beats remote-only attacks for certain target classes — server-room access to a regulated bank, badge-room access to a stock exchange, network-port access in a coffee-shop floor. This module is the physical-channel social engineering practitioner reference. The attacker toolkit Tailgating — follow an authorised employee through a secured door. […]
Intermediate 30 →
M6
Awareness Programmes That Change Behaviour
Why this module exists. Awareness training is the single most-funded, least-effective security investment in most Indian enterprises. The right structure — frequent, targeted, feedback-driven — produces measurable behaviour change. The wrong structure — annual hour-long video — produces compliance-checkbox theatre. This module is how to build the right one. What does not work Annual one-hour […]
Beginner 25 →

Common questions about this track

How long will this track take me? +

Most learners finish in 4-8 weeks at a sustainable 4-5 hours per week. Modules are self-paced so you can move faster or slower as life allows.

Do I need prior experience? +

Module 1 sets the entry baseline. The first module is always free; if it feels approachable, the track is for you.

Will this prepare me for industry certifications? +

Most modules align with the body of knowledge tested by senior security certifications. The Academy is not a cert-prep course but produces working knowledge that transfers to any cert exam in the same domain.

Ready to start?

Begin with Module 1. Work through at your own pace. Free modules require no signup — everything else unlocks with a free RingSafe Academy account.

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