13 Phishing and Smishing Prevention
A practical course that treats phishing and smishing prevention not as simple caution, but as a core digital security response skill connecting text messages, email, messengers, financial apps, account management, reporting systems, and organizational simulations.
0. Purpose and ultimate goal
The ultimate goal is to help learners distinguish scam messages from legitimate notifications, judge suspicious links and attachments before opening them, and respond quickly to protect accounts, finances, devices, and personal data after potential damage. The course follows a professional training style centered on real case analysis, simulations, smartphone security settings, reporting and blocking procedures, and organizational training materials.
Referenced professional training patterns
- US/UK private cybersecurity literacy courses focused on phishing-identification practice
- European vocational security-awareness training using simulated phishing and reporting systems
- Google and Microsoft account security and email protection settings workshop
- Financial fraud prevention, mobile security, and security-training product curriculum structure
Beginner · 1 Day
Beginner 1 Day Phishing and Smishing Prevention Curriculum
A one-day practical course covering phishing and smishing risks across text messages, email, messengers, calls, and QR codes, with response practice for suspicious links, attachments, and verification-code theft.
| Category | Details | Practice methods |
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| Objective 1 | Objective 1: phishing · smishing of and type Category. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 2 | Objective 2: · email · safely evaluation. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 3 | Objective 3: damage prevention and response procedure perform. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Platforms | Android Messages, iOS Messages, KakaoTalk, Gmail, Outlook, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal, KISA protection, finance phishing, |
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| Instructor profile | Instructor should have phishing-prevention, mobile security, account security, incident response, and learner-support experience. |
| Target learners | General citizens, older adults, people with disabilities,,,, digitally vulnerable groups, learners |
| Duration | 4-6 hours |
| Materials | PC or,, internet, practice phishing · smishing, procedure guide, URL, security settings activity |
| Deliverables | Phishing · smishing type table, evaluation, · practice table, damage response ordertable |
| Assessment | Type Category 25%, evaluation 30%, · practice 25%, response understanding 10%, participation 10% |
Beginner · 3 Days
Beginner 3 Days Phishing and Smishing Prevention Curriculum
A three-day course analyzing text scams, email phishing, messenger impersonation, financial fraud, and malicious-app risks while applying personal security settings.
| Category | Details | Practice methods |
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| Objective 1 | Objective 1: type of analysis. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 2 | Objective 2: account and securitysettings. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 3 | Objective 3: damage by response document and system create. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Platforms | Android Settings, iOS Settings, Google Account Security, Apple ID Security, Microsoft Account Security, Kakao Account, Gmail, Outlook, KakaoTalk,, T, KISA protection, finance, |
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| Instructor profile | Instructor should have phishing-prevention, mobile security, account security, incident response, and learner-support experience. |
| Target learners | General citizens,, people with disabilities education learners,,, small business owner,, financeservice |
| Duration | 12-18 hours |
| Materials | ,, internet, account, phishing · smishing, securitysettings, damage response, organization informationtable |
| Deliverables | Type type analysistable, account · securitysettings resulttable, damage by responseproceduretable, · team |
| Assessment | Analysis 25%, securitysettings 25%, responseprocedure writing 25%, system understanding 15%, practicecompletion also 10% |
Beginner · 1 Week
Beginner 1 Week Phishing and Smishing Prevention Curriculum
A one-week course expanding phishing and smishing prevention into personal security habits, digital footprint checks, financial-app security, family rules, and simulation training.
| Category | Details | Practice methods |
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| Objective 1 | Objective 1: individual phishing. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 2 | Objective 2: finance · shopping · public service response. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 3 | Objective 3: of phishing and preventioneducation materials creation. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Platforms | Google Search, Naver Search, Gmail, Outlook, KakaoTalk, Instagram, Facebook, Naver Pay, KakaoPay, Toss, app, 24,, Canva, Google Slides, PowerPoint |
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| Instructor profile | Instructor should have phishing-prevention, mobile security, account security, incident response, and learner-support experience. |
| Target learners | ,, general citizens,,, small business owner, financeapp, digital security learners |
| Duration | 20-30 hours |
| Materials | ,, internet, account, finance · shopping · public service, Canva or Slides account, activity, prevention |
| Deliverables | Individual phishing diagnostic sheet, finance · public service proceduretable, of phishing, prevention guide, procedure card news |
| Assessment | 25%, with 25%, design 20%, preventionmaterials creation 20%, presentation · feedback 10% |
Intermediate · 4 Weeks
Intermediate 4 Weeks Phishing and Smishing Prevention Curriculum
A practical four-week course expanding phishing prevention into organizational training, employee simulations, reporting systems, account management, and incident-response processes.
| Category | Details | Practice methods |
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| Objective 1 | Objective 1: organization target phishing scenario analysis. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 2 | Objective 2: preventioneducation and design. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 3 | Objective 3: organization type · response with. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Platforms | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Gmail Admin basic, Outlook, Microsoft Defender basic, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides |
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| Instructor profile | Instructor should have phishing-prevention, mobile security, account security, incident response, and learner-support experience. |
| Target learners | Education target, organization practitioner, educationoperation, small business owner, team · management, digital security introductory, instructor |
| Duration | 40-60 hours |
| Materials | , internet, Google Workspace/Microsoft 365 practice, phishing, ·, response order also, educationmaterials |
| Deliverables | Organization phishing analysistable, education, phishing evaluation, · response with, operationplan |
| Assessment | Analysis 25%, educationmaterials 25%, design 20%, response with 20%, team presentation 10% |
Advanced · 8 Weeks
Advanced 8 Weeks Phishing and Smishing Prevention Curriculum
An advanced project course connecting phishing prevention to security consulting, organizational simulations, security policies, incident response, and training-product portfolios.
| Category | Details | Practice methods |
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| Objective 1 | Objective 1: phishing · smishing security project perform. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 2 | Objective 2: organization type phishing and system design. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Objective 3 | Objective 3: securityeducation and response creation. |
Hands-on practice using realistic phishing-prevention scenarios and security settings with instructor demonstration.
Learners complete a practical prevention or response task, submit an output, and revise it through feedback.
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| Platforms | Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender basic, Google Admin basic, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, VirusTotal, KISA protection, finance phishing |
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| Instructor profile | Instructor should have phishing-prevention, mobile security, account security, incident response, and learner-support experience. |
| Target learners | Education, organization security introductory, Digital Instructor course, small business owner, educationorganization operation, security advanced learners |
| Duration | 80-120 hours |
| Materials | ,, internet, organization scenario, phishing data, educationmaterials, security, scenario, assessment rubric |
| Deliverables | Phishing · smishing security report, organization, plan, target by, response |
| Assessment | Security 25%, 25%, design 20%, education completion also 20%, presentation 10% |