giuliacassara/awesome-social-engineering resource

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A curated awesome-list of social engineering resources including online courses, books, CTF events, tools, and OSINT links. It is aimed at cybersecurity professionals, penetration testers, and learners studying human-factor security in controlled environments.

Use cases

• find resources to learn social engineering
• books about persuasion and psychology for security testers
• osint tools and references for reconnaissance
• social engineering capture the flag events
• training material for phishing awareness and red teams

When to choose

• you want a single curated index of social engineering learning material
• you are a pentester or security student gathering human-factor security resources
• you need OSINT and psychology reading lists

When to avoid

• you need an actual tool or software rather than a link list
• you want hands-on labs or a structured course rather than references
• you expect frequent updates or official support

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

osint penetration-testing security documentation security penetration-testing osint education awesome-lists social-engineering curated-list psychology infosec phishing-resources web-server

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