This is a Social Engineering training like you have never seen before. Starting with beginner basics and theories, the training advances to modern and novel techniques and attacks. Beginners are welcomed; no prior experience required.

Upon completion, students will be ready to apply the course material to professional environments and further studies. We focus on real-world physical pentests and their successful attributes, with real field cases studies. Students will participate in Social Engineering scenarios, Lock Picking practice, and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT); all with the spotlight on the human element.

Who should take this course:

• Offensive and Defensive Security Operators and Analysts
• Information Security Professionals and Management
• Social Engineering Enthusiasts

Training topics include:

• Foundational Concepts
• Real-World Application
• The Social Engineer
• Objectives
• Attack Surface Analysis
• Baiting
• Quid Pro Quo
• Pretexting
• Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing
• Spear Phishing
• Whaling
• Dumpster Diving
• OSINT Basics
• Physical Social Engineering
• Physical Pentests and Case Studies
• Social Engineering and the Corporate Environment
• Survival Guide
• Lock Picking Practice
• Exercises
• And more!

About the instructor: Marina Ciavatta, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hekate, Inc. She specializes in Social Engineering, a technique also known as “human hacking”. Marina has physically breached some of the largest companies in Brazil (where she is from), using Social Engineering tactics to compromise people’s behavior, gaining access to restricted areas, spying, and stealing documents and equipment, among other missions. Marina has been working with Cybersecurity and Hacking culture for 10 years, and is also an Information Security Awareness instructor, as well as an international speaker, teaching the public and companies around the globe how to better protect themselves from attacks, with practical tips and sharing her field experiences.