Social Engineering: How to Prevent Phone Scams

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Course features
  • Category: Security Awareness
  • Course Length: 12 minutes
  • Series: Social Engineering
  • Video Length: 5 minutes
  • Author: The URL dr
  • Resources: Avoiding Scam Calls Checklist
Course overview
In this micro course, you’ll learn how to stop a phone scammer in their tracks. It outlines what vishing attacks (phone scams) are and why people fall prey to them. You'll examine examples of common phone scams so you can recognize these types of scams before they have the opportunity to do harm to you and your business.
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course learning objectives
  • Define what phone scams and vishing attacks are
  • Identify how to avoid phone scams
  • Demonstrate how to report phone scams or vishing attacks
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Certification included
Downloadable certificate upon completion.

Protecting yourself from "vishing" scams

Phone scams cost their victims time, money, and even their identity. Sometimes called “vishing,” phone scams can also create entry points to more sophisticated hacking operations that can devastate individuals and organizations. From claiming you’ve won a prize to posing as a government agency to raising money for “charity,” there’s no shortage of creative phone scams designed to steal your money and information. The good news is that you can learn to spot a phone scam before falling prey to it.
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Skills you'll learn in this course

Cybersecurity

Mobile Devices

Information Security

Kim Merritt

Kim Merritt, The URL dr, has been teaching and training the business community for over thirty years. Her company's line of business soft skill micro courses are a quick and effective way to master a new competency in fifteen minutes or less. 
Patrick Jones - Course author