Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Week 1: Phishing

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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

Can You Identify a Phishing Email?

Rewatch Our Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 Favorites

Phishing Attack

You probably experience endless emails when you open your inbox–everything from work or personal responsibilities to junk emails. To a bad cyber-actor, your inbox is a goldmine! Phishing is the number one cause of data breaches.

Below you can revisit some of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 favorites!

Read a blog post on ways to protect yourself from phishing emails.
Only have a minute? Click here to watch our Secure in Sixty Seconds video.