Course track
Social Engineering and Deepfakes
Voice cloning, deepfake video calls, AI face-swap interview scams, pretexting, and AI-generated phishing - with a personal response plan for the moment it happens to you.
Who takes this: Anyone who approves payments or access changes, HR and hiring staff
ISOSOC2NISTFTCNDPA
| Module | Length | What staff learn | Maps to |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Voice Cloning Works | 5 min | Apply independent verification to any urgent phone request regardless of how certain the voice sounds. | ISO, SOC2, NIST |
| Deepfake Video Calls: The Arup Lesson | 6 min | Apply a mandatory callback rule to any payment/access request made on a video call. | ISO, SOC2, NIST |
| AI Face-Swap Job Interview Scams | 4 min | Recognize face-swap scams on both sides of a job interview. | NIST |
| What Social Engineering Really Is | 5 min | Explain the core psychology behind social engineering so you can recognize manipulation before it succeeds. | ISO, NIST |
| Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing: Spot the Pattern | 5 min | Identify the key warning signs of phishing emails, SMS scams, and voice phishing calls so you can stop before clicking or replying. | ISO, NIST, FTC |
| Pretexting and Impersonation in the Workplace | 5 min | Recognize pretexting scenarios and apply verification steps before acting on any unusual workplace request. | NDPA, ISO, SOC2 |
| AI-Generated Text: Spotting Synthetic Phishing | 5 min | Identify the subtle signs of AI-generated phishing content and apply updated red-flag checks that go beyond looking for spelling errors. | ISO, NIST, FTC |
| Deepfake Audio in Business: The CEO Fraud Evolution | 5 min | Describe how deepfake audio is used in CEO fraud and business email compromise, and apply a verbal code-word protocol to verify high-stakes requests. | ISO, SOC2, NIST |
| Romance and Trust Scams Powered by AI | 5 min | Identify the warning signs of AI-assisted romance and trust scams and explain how to protect yourself and colleagues from financial or data loss through these attacks. | ISO, FTC, NIST |
| Building a Human Firewall: Your Personal Response Plan | 5 min | Build a personal four-step response plan for social engineering and deepfake attacks so you can act confidently and correctly under pressure. | ISO, NIST, SOC2 |
Compliance codes show which frameworks each module supports. Some clauses are marked "verify" in our source review, meaning we phrase the claim cautiously rather than cite an exact, unconfirmed section number. See the glossary for term definitions.