Phishing and Social Engineering: Virtual Communication Awareness Training DS-IA103.06

This course was created by DISA and is hosted on CDSE's learning management system STEPP

Description: This course was previously titled "Phishing Awareness". This interactive training provides an explanation of various types of social engineering, including phishing, spear phishing, whaling, smishing, and vishing. Users learn to recognize indicators when targeted by social engineers. It also provides guidelines for actions to be taken to avoid these attacks and their consequences. It explains that phishing is a serious, high-tech scam and system users are the best line of defense against phishing. Further, it illustrates why users should always be on the lookout for phishing attempts even from people from within their organization.

Course Resources: N/A

Learning Objectives:

This course is designed to enable students to:

  • Describe social engineering and the methods and types of phishing attacks
  • Recognize methods of phishing and the consequences of a phishing attack
  • Determine the steps to take when targeted by a phishing attempt

Delivery Method: eLearning

Length: 1 Hour

Target Audience: Department of Defense (DoD) information system users and other U.S. Government personnel and contractors within the National Industrial Security Program.

Requirements:

  • General Requirements: N/A
  • Clearance Requirements: N/A
  • Attendance Requirements: N/A
  • Exam Requirements: N/A

Prerequisites: N/A

Credits Recommended/Earned:

  • ACE Credit Recommendation: (What's this?): N/A
  • Professional Development Units per SPēD: PDUs are determined by length of course and IAW current Certification Maintenance Guidelines.

System Requirements: Check if your system is configured appropriately to use STEPP.

CDSE courses are intended for use by Department of Defense and other U.S. Government personnel and contractors within the National Industrial Security Program.