Example: A text claiming you've won a prize and asking you to click a link.
Others include; Baiting, pretexting, tailgating etc.
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name and mentioning your workplace.
3. Vishing (Voice Phishing)
Using phone calls to trick victims into revealing confidential information.
Example: Someone calls claiming to be from your bank and asks for your OTP.
4. Smishing (SMS Phishing)
Phishing through text messages.
other sensitive information
Example: An email pretending to be from your bank asking you to "verify your account."
2. Spear Phishing
A targeted phishing attack aimed at a specific person or organization using personalized information.
Example: An email addressing you by
Day 10/30 Learning Challenge
Today, i took my time to study some of the social engineering techniques, used by cyber criminals to attack unsuspecting individuals.
1. Phishing
Fake emails, messages, or websites designed to trick people into revealing passwords, bank details, or
Attackers are very patient — they can spend a year or more quietly gathering information before they strike.
So, it's advisable to be careful about the information you share on social media.
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around them.
From casual conversations, the attacker builds up intelligence about the company: staff names and roles, clients, partners, internal conflicts. Everything is noted.
badge or job title on social media, attackers will target that person. They will go through all their social media accounts to gather as much personal information as possible — family members, friends, habits, places they visit — and use it to get close to the employee or people
people into making mistakes. They look for the weakest human link in an organization and exploit it.
An attacker targeting a company will research employees, especially those with higher access like administrators. If an employee posts a selfie at work showing their access
Day 9/30
Today, I explored Social Engineering one of the most common cyber attack vectors.
Social engineering is a non-technical attack technique that exploits human psychology rather than system vulnerabilities. Instead of breaking into systems using code, attackers manipulate
Day 7-8/30 days
Today we learnt about attack vectors, how to identify phishing ail, risk management, how to calculate risk, and cyber security ethics.
The lessons were nothing short of exceptional, impactful.
Looking forward to the next class.
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Day 6/30
Still on my cyber security journey.
Today I took my time to study computer network;
WLAN
PAN
LAN
WAN
VPN
I chose consistency over intensity.
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Day 5/30
Today marks the beginning of our main training.
I learnt about what cyber security as a course entails and some terms like CIA Triad, which is the core framework in cyber security.
C= Confidentiality
I= Integrity
A= Availability
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Day 4/30
Today, I was able to install virtual box and Kali Linux, which are some of the required software for the training.
Hoping to make the best out of this Cyber security training.
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Yesterday was an introductory session where we were introduced to the course curriculum.
We were given an overview of what to expect throughout the program, and familiarized with the software and tools we will be working with.
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Day 1/30
Today marks the beginning of my cybersecurity journey with @TechSphereAcad.
I’m excited to start this 30-day learning challenge with consistency, dedication, and a growth mindset. I’m ready to learn, make mistakes, improve, and relearn along the way.
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