Practical Application of Social Engineering (PASE): 4-Day Immersive OSINT & Attack Simulation Course

Elevate red-team engagements with hands-on training in OSINT, phishing, vishing and real-world pretexting.

PASE is an intensive, hands-on training program that combines the Practical OSINT for Social Engineers and Social Engineering Risk Assessment classes into one comprehensive experience. Designed with red-team operators, cybersecurity professionals, and advanced social engineers in mind, PASE teaches you how to gather actionable intelligence, craft convincing attack pretexts, and execute phishing and vishing campaigns on real human targets.

In This 4-Day Training, You Will:

  • Uncover Actionable Intelligence using OSINT tools and metadata research
  • Refine & Document your findings to elevate your red-team or social engineering engagements
  • Execute Live Simulations on actual human targets, with feedback from certified instructors
  • Develop Real Pretexts & Attack Plans for phishing, smishing, and vishing campaigns

We’ll announce our next PASE session soon. In the meantime, stay in the loop via our social media channels—or reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

4-Day Course

Live Course

Free attempt at CESE exam

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Why Should I Attend?

Expand Your OSINT Skill Set.

Through live demonstrations and practical exercises, you’ll learn targeted open-source intelligence techniques to uncover crucial data. Build your knowledge of Google Search Algorithms, metadata research, and non-technical OSINT approaches—all essential for crafting truly believable social engineering scenarios.

Build & Launch Realistic Phishing and Vishing Attacks.

You’ll move beyond theory by creating and sending phishing emails, smishing messages, and making live vishing calls on real human targets. Under instructor guidance, you’ll refine your tactics, gather feedback, and see exactly how targets respond in real time.

Master Attack Simulation Techniques.

Whether you’re a red-team operator or a security consultant, you’ll learn how to ethically replicate malicious behaviors—from reconnaissance to execution—to spot vulnerabilities before adversaries do. Strengthen both your offensive capabilities and your defensive insights.

Leave with a practical toolkit—and a Path to CESE Certification.

PASE includes free access to attempt the world’s only Certified Ethical Social Engineer (CESE) exam. You’ll walk away with proven methodologies and an advanced OSINT + SE toolkit to immediately apply in your own engagements.

Learn from Chris Hadnagy—Industry Pioneer.

Having authored five books on social engineering and built the world’s first social engineering framework, Chris leverages nearly two decades of infosec experience to help you perfect your attack simulations. Benefit from real-time feedback and insight based on countless global training sessions.

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Class schedule

  • Day One: Learn the basic concepts of OSINT, social engineering, OSINT documentation, and perform non-technical OSINT, Google Search Algorithms, and metadata research.
  • Day Two: Perform focused OSINT on selected targets to gather actionable intelligence and build pretexts for simulated attacks on real human subjects.
  • Day Three: Learn the concepts and techniques of phishing and spear phishing. Students will construct phishing messages for review and feedback from the instructors.
  • Day Four: Learn the concepts and techniques of vishing and spear vishing. Students will perform vishing calls on real human subjects and receive feedback from the instructors.

What will be provided?

  • All learning materials
  • Access to a customized Public Branch Exchange (PBX) client.

Each student continues their journey in the Practical Application of Social Engineering course.  It includes a free opportunity to take the world’s only Certified Ethical Social Engineering Certification (CESE). Information on how to sign up for the certification is provided during the class. 

What do I need to bring?

  • A will to learn and expand your horizons
  • A laptop loaded with basic software (details will be emailed once you are registered). Be aware, mobile devices (i.e. iPads, smartphones, etc.) are not sufficient for this training.
  • Noise-canceling headphones with a microphone (headset). Earbuds (i.e. Airpods, etc.) are not sufficient.

Cancellation policy

  • 90+ Days = 100% refund
  • 61-90 Days = 75% refund
  • 46-60 Days = 50% refund
  • 31-45 Days = 25% refund
  • 30 Days or less = 0% refund
  • If Social-Engineer cancels a course for any reason you will receive a full refund.

Hotel logistics/details

  • Hotel discount codes and location sent upon registration

What is CESE?

After you complete the Foundational Application of Social Engineering (FASE) and Practical Application of Social Engineering (PASE) classes, you are eligible for one free attempt at the Certified Ethical Social Engineer (CESE) certification exam.

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