Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks — Cybersecurity Mind Map

16. Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

Humans are the most targeted attack surface. This mind map covers every social engineering technique and the technical and human controls that defend against them.

Topics Covered

  • Phishing anatomy and variants
  • Spear phishing and whaling
  • Business Email Compromise (BEC)
  • Vishing: phone-based attacks
  • Smishing and mobile SE
  • Pretexting scenarios
  • GoPhish simulation tool
  • SPF, DKIM, DMARC controls
  • Security awareness training