what is phishing and how can you avoid it?
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What is Phishing?
This webinar will help us understand:
What is a Social Engineering attack?
Security is Everyone's Responsibility – If you see something fishy, do something about it!
What is Phishing?
Security is Everyone's Responsibility – If you see something fishy, talk & do something about it!
An article in Forbes in August 2014 argues that
the reason phishing problems persist even after a
decade of anti-phishing technologies being sold
is that phishing is "a technological medium to
exploit human weaknesses" and that technology
cannot fully compensate for human weaknesses.
Notable Phishing Attacks
phishing attack
phishing attack
Source –Wikipedia (Article – Phishing)
Types of Phishing Attacks
Spear
Phishing
Clone
Phishing
Clone phishing is a type of phishing attack where a hacker tries to clone a website that his victim usually visits. The cloned website usually asks for login credentials, mimicking the real website.
Types of Phishing Attacks
Whaling
Types of Phishing Attacks
Voice
Phishing
SmShing
A phishing attack wherein a
victim receives an SMS that
claims to be from a reputable
source and asks for their
personal information.
Types of Phishing Attacks
How to Identify a Phishing Attack
How to Identify a Phishing Attack
1) Generic Greeting
2) Fake Sender’s Address
3) False Sense of Urgency
4) Unusual URLs
5) Emails that appear like a
webpage
6) Spelling and Grammatical
Errors
How to Avoid Phishing Attacks
How to Avoid Phishing Attacks (Contd..)
How to Avoid Phishing Attacks (Contd..)
Quick Heal Anti-phishing Security Features:
automatic protection against threats such as
phishing, identity theft, key loggers, etc.
Quick Heal Anti-phishing Security Features:
Quick Heal Anti-phishing Security Features:
Key Message!
There is no silver bullet for
phishing attacks or cybercrime
for that matter. But taking the
right precautionary measures,
seeking help from the right
authorities, and using the right
security solution, do place us at
a safer spot.
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Content sources:
https://security.intuit.com/phishing.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
http://blog.lifestore.aol.com/2013/01/07/smshing-or-smishing/
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/phishing-and-social-engineering-techniques/
http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-symptoms.aspx