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Course Overview

A practical, hands-on course designed to help you quickly detect and defend against email-based threats such as phishing and spam. As phishing continues to be the easiest and most successful attack vector in 2025, this course equips you with the knowledge and tools to recognize malicious emails, understand how attackers operate, and protect yourself and your organization from costly breaches. 

This course begins with a clear introduction to email-based threats, including how phishing has evolved and why it remains so effective. You'll dive deep into the anatomy of phishing emails, breaking down headers, subject lines, and spoofed content. Through practical modules, you’ll learn to identify red flags like lookalike domains, malicious attachments, and obfuscated URLs. The course covers all major phishing types, real email examples, and helps you distinguish between spam, phishing, and legitimate emails, even in grey-area scenarios. You’ll also get to build your own anti-phishing toolkit using easily accessible tools and explore how attackers exploit human psychology through emotional triggers and AI-generated messages. The course wraps up with actionable tips on team awareness, reporting, and strengthening email defenses. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to spot phishing and spam emails quickly, confidently, and with a critical eye for both technical and psychological cues. 

What You Will Learn

  • How to identify phishing and spam emails using both technical headers and content clues.
  • Techniques for spotting spoofed domains, obfuscated URLs and malicious file types.
  • How to analyze real phishing attacks and distinguish them from legitimate communication.
  • How to build your own anti-phishing toolkit using accessible tools.
  • Psychological tricks attackers use to manipulate users and how to defend against them.

Program Curriculum

  • Course Overview

  • What is Spam? What is Phishing?
  • Evolution of Phishing Attacks
  • Why Phishing is the Easiest Attack Vector in 2025?
  • Stats: Real-world Impact
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Why Emails Remain No. 1 and How Scammers Get Your Email?
  • Header Breakdown (From, Reply-to, SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Subject Line Manipulation and Body Content Analysis
  • Visual Impersonation and Spoofing
  • Module 3 (Practical)
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Sub-topics Overview
  • Spoofed vs. Lookalike Domains
  • Malicious Attachment and File Types
  • URL Obfuscation and Shortening
  • Exploits Embedded in Images, Fonts, and Scripts
  • Module 4 (Practical)
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Types of Attacks (All Phishing Attacks)
  • Examples of Phishing Emails (10 Email Examples)
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Difference Between - Marketing Spam and Phishing Emails
  • How Attackers Blend in with Legitimate Platform?
  • Grey-area Examples that Confuse Even Security Teams
  • Module 6 (Practical Approach)
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Practical Approach with Toolkit (You Can Build with Easily Available Tools)
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Psychological Manipulation Tricks
  • Common Emotional Triggers
  • Real-world Examples of AI-generated Phishing Emails
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Email Security Basics
  • Security Awareness for Teams
  • Reporting Phishing Attempts Responsibly
  • Chapter 9 Quiz

  • Revision of Course

  • Thank You!
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Instructor

Isha Singh Malik

Isha Singh Malik is a dedicated cybersecurity specialist with a passion for penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity education. With deep expertise in network security, vulnerability assessment, and exploit research, she thrives on solving complex security challenges and empowering others to think like ethical hackers. 

From mastering offensive security techniques to crafting educational content, Isha actively contributes to the cybersecurity community by sharing her knowledge and exploring cutting-edge methodologies. Her mission is to equip learners and professionals with practical, impactful hacking skills. 

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