Don't feed the phish: how to avoid phishing attacks
Adam Vincent · Network Security · 2019
We've all heard the phishing attack stories that start with someone receiving an email that requests an urgent invoice review or password change and ends with a data breach in which personal information is compromised and money is lost. Although many of us may roll our eyes at the prospect of falling for such an obvious scam, we must acknowledge that if those tricks didn't work, malicious actors wouldn't keep trying. Although many of us may roll our eyes at crude phishing attacks, we must acknowledge that if those tricks didn't work, malicious actors wouldn't keep trying. While many individuals have wised up to the cruder attempts on their bank details via email, education is clearly still needed for the silent majority that are still clicking through. People continue to respond to the humble phish and would-be hackers are still profiting from it. Adam Vincent of ThreatConnect lays out some essential guidelines for how not to get caught.