Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Week 1: Phishing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024

Phishing is a fraudulent online tactic in which attackers impersonate trusted entities to deceive individuals into disclosing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise their security.

Phishing makes up 44% of social engineering incidents, and 98% of phishing incidents are via email. But it isn’t enough to simply know that phishing emails are out there; you also need to be able to recognize and report them.

Here are some quick tips on how to clearly spot a fake phishing email:

  • Contains an offer that’s too good to be true

  • Language that’s urgent, alarming, or threatening

  • Poorly-crafted writing with misspellings and bad grammar

  • Greetings that are ambiguous or very generic

  • Requests to send personal information

  • Urgency to click on an unfamiliar hyperlink or attachment

  • Strange or abrupt business requests

  • Sending e-mail address doesn’t match the company it’s coming from

Cybersecurity Learning

Brush up on your cybersecurity knowledge with these fun and entertaining videos. Each video is just a few minutes, enjoy!