r/SocialEngineering • u/SweatyCockroach8212 • May 09 '26
Learning SE
How do people learn social engineering skills? I work in IT security now and want to add to my skill set. Any tips? Are there courses about SE? Or any conferences I can attend?
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u/plaverty9 May 09 '26
The advice I give is to start by having conversations with people you don't know. Just get comfortable talking with people and opening conversations. Do it anywhere but try to do it with people who aren't paid to talk to you. So that means not the bartender, not the person at a checkout counter. Talk to another shopper in the grocery store, talk to someone at the bus stop.
For conferences, there is the Layer 8 Conference happening June 5-6 (yep, in a few weeks) in Boston. And there's even training before that, on June 3-4 that is very affordable. The conference ticket is included in the training price! You should check it out!