Types of Cyber Attacks
One session that shows your teams how each attack actually looks on their screen - and the single action that stops it.
Quick answer
This corporate training explains the major cyber attack types facing Indian organisations - phishing and spear phishing, business email compromise, ransomware, credential stuffing, insider misuse, supply-chain compromise, DDoS, SQL injection, man-in-the-middle attacks, deepfake and voice-clone fraud, and prompt injection against AI tools - with live demonstrations and a one-page response flowchart. Nirmal Rabari delivers it in 3-hour awareness and full-day practitioner tracks.
Attacks are demonstrated, not described
Every attack type is shown as it appears to the victim: the actual email, the actual login page, the actual WhatsApp message. Participants then practise spotting it under time pressure, because that is the condition in which they will meet it.
The attack families covered
- Social engineering: phishing, spear phishing, vishing, smishing, pretexting.
- Financial fraud: business email compromise, invoice redirection, UPI and QR scams.
- Malware: ransomware, infostealers, trojans and malicious browser extensions.
- Credential attacks: password reuse, credential stuffing, MFA fatigue, session hijacking.
- Network and application: DDoS, SQL injection, XSS, man-in-the-middle on public Wi-Fi.
- Supply chain: compromised vendors, third-party scripts and dependency attacks.
- AI-era threats: deepfake video calls, voice cloning and prompt injection.
What people do differently afterwards
They verify payment changes on a second channel, they stop reusing passwords, they report suspicious mail instead of deleting it, and they know the first 15 minutes of an incident matter more than the next 15 hours.
9 modules built around real workflows
How attackers think
Reconnaissance, initial access, persistence and monetisation, explained without jargon.
Phishing family
Email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice - the tells that survive even AI-written copy.
Business email compromise
Invoice redirection and CEO fraud, plus the two-channel verification rule that stops both.
Ransomware
How it enters, how it spreads, and what backup and isolation discipline actually works.
Credential attacks
Reuse, stuffing, MFA fatigue and session theft - with password manager setup in the room.
Network & web attacks
DDoS, injection, XSS and public Wi-Fi interception for practitioner cohorts.
Supply chain & insiders
Vendor access, third-party scripts and detecting misuse from trusted accounts.
AI-era attacks
Deepfake calls, cloned voices and prompt injection against internal AI assistants.
Incident response
Contain, report and escalate - the first 15 minutes, on one page.
- All-staff cohorts who use email, browsers and shared drives daily.
- Finance teams targeted by invoice fraud and business email compromise.
- IT and helpdesk staff who are the first line of response.
- Leadership teams impersonated in deepfake and voice-clone scams.
- Colleges and training institutes running security awareness modules.
- Every employee can name and recognise the top attack types.
- A two-channel verification rule adopted for all payment changes.
- Password managers and MFA in use on critical accounts.
- A one-page incident response flowchart on every desk.
- Measurable reduction in phishing simulation click rates.
Frequently asked questions
What types of cyber attacks does the training cover?
Phishing and spear phishing, business email compromise, ransomware, credential stuffing, insider misuse, supply-chain compromise, DDoS, SQL injection, man-in-the-middle attacks, deepfake and voice-clone fraud, and prompt injection against AI systems.
Is this a technical course?
There are two tracks. The awareness track is non-technical for all staff; the practitioner track includes hands-on labs for IT and security teams.
Do you include AI-era attacks?
Yes. Deepfake CEO fraud, voice cloning, AI-written phishing and prompt injection against internal chatbots are covered with live demonstrations.
How long is the session?
3 hours for the awareness track, one full day for the practitioner track.
Can it be tailored to our industry?
Yes. Scenarios are rebuilt around your sector - BFSI, manufacturing, pharma, IT services, education or government.
What do participants receive?
An attack-type reference card, an incident response flowchart and a personal security checklist.