Patent ID: 8955109
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for educating and protecting a user concerning social engineering attacks through attack simulation, the method comprising the steps of: initiating, by a computer, a simulation of a specific social engineering attack against the user, wherein the social engineering attacks is designed to induce a user action necessary for malicious activity; receiving a user action in response to the initiated simulation of the specific social engineering attack; displaying educational security information to the user concerning best practices for the user including steps to avoid being victimized, based on the user's response to the simulating of the specific social engineering attack, said educational security information describing the specific social engineering attack; and automatically adjusting, based on the user's response to the simulating of the specific social engineering attack, at least one security setting for protecting a computer operated by the user from malware.