This course educates members of the public in the general understanding and some common defense tactics that can be used to mitigate social engineering attacks. Designed for public and private personnel at all levels of government, law enforcement, the private sector and other stakeholders, this course provides students with an understanding of how social engineering attacks can be better mitigated by combining comprehensive security measures with an understanding and awareness of how such attacks can exploit human behaviors. Phishing, spear-phishing, water-holing, ransomware and other types of advanced persistent threats.