{"id":1580,"date":"2022-10-23T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T08:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2022-10-23T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T09:07:25","slug":"how-to-protect-yourself-from-phishing-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crenov8.com\/blog\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-phishing-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Protect\u00a0Yourself\u00a0From Phishing Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"
Phishing attacks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are <\/span>a <\/span><\/span>series <\/span><\/span>of <\/span><\/span>fraudulent <\/span>schemes <\/span><\/span>designed <\/span>to <\/span>steal <\/span><\/span>user <\/span>information, <\/span><\/span>including <\/span><\/span>login <\/span>credentials <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>financial <\/span>information. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Phishing <\/span><\/span>attacks <\/span><\/span>are <\/span>among <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span><\/span>common <\/span><\/span>types <\/span>of <\/span>online <\/span><\/span>crime. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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You <\/span><\/span>must <\/span>never, <\/span><\/span>under <\/span>any <\/span><\/span>circumstances, <\/span><\/span>divulge <\/span><\/span>any <\/span><\/span>personal <\/span><\/span>or <\/span><\/span>confidential <\/span><\/span>financial <\/span><\/span>information <\/span>online. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Avoid <\/span>entering <\/span><\/span>personally <\/span>identifiable <\/span>information <\/span><\/span>or <\/span><\/span>accessing <\/span>information <\/span><\/span>from <\/span>a <\/span><\/span>website <\/span><\/span>if <\/span>the <\/span><\/span>URL <\/span><\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span><\/span>begin <\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>“HTTPS.” <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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A <\/span><\/span>major <\/span><\/span>warning <\/span>sign <\/span><\/span>is <\/span>when <\/span>an <\/span><\/span>email <\/span>message <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>get <\/span><\/span>urges <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>to <\/span><\/span>act <\/span>quickly <\/span><\/span>or <\/span><\/span>attempts <\/span><\/span>to <\/span><\/span>terrify <\/span><\/span>you. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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A <\/span><\/span>typical <\/span><\/span>technique <\/span>employed <\/span><\/span>by <\/span>some <\/span><\/span>phishers <\/span><\/span>is <\/span>one <\/span><\/span>centered <\/span><\/span>on <\/span><\/span>financial <\/span><\/span>gain.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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You <\/span><\/span>may <\/span>be <\/span><\/span>fairly <\/span>confident <\/span><\/span>that <\/span>any <\/span><\/span>email <\/span><\/span>claiming <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>won <\/span>some <\/span>money, <\/span><\/span>that <\/span>a <\/span><\/span>close <\/span>family <\/span>member <\/span><\/span>has <\/span><\/span>passed <\/span><\/span>away <\/span>and <\/span>left <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>an <\/span><\/span>inheritance, <\/span><\/span>or <\/span>that <\/span>your <\/span><\/span>friend <\/span>or <\/span>family <\/span>member <\/span><\/span>is <\/span>in <\/span><\/span>financial <\/span>trouble <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>would <\/span>need <\/span><\/span>your <\/span><\/span>help <\/span><\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span><\/span>phishing <\/span>scam.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Do <\/span>not <\/span><\/span>click <\/span><\/span>on <\/span>any <\/span><\/span>links <\/span><\/span>within <\/span><\/span>emails <\/span><\/span>without <\/span>first <\/span><\/span>verifying <\/span><\/span>their <\/span><\/span>authenticity.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Each <\/span><\/span>organization <\/span><\/span>should <\/span>provide <\/span><\/span>thorough <\/span><\/span>cybersecurity <\/span><\/span>training <\/span>to <\/span>its <\/span>staff.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Every <\/span><\/span>employee <\/span>must <\/span>understand <\/span><\/span>phishing <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>ransomware <\/span><\/span>scams <\/span><\/span>as <\/span>well <\/span>as <\/span><\/span>their <\/span><\/span>role <\/span><\/span>in <\/span><\/span>detecting, <\/span><\/span>recognizing, <\/span><\/span>deterring, <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>mitigating <\/span><\/span>cyberattacks.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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If <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>learn <\/span>to <\/span>recognize <\/span><\/span>a <\/span><\/span>phishing <\/span><\/span>attack, <\/span><\/span>you <\/span><\/span>can <\/span><\/span>avoid <\/span><\/span>falling <\/span>victim <\/span><\/span>to <\/span>it. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

While <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span><\/span>foolproof <\/span>method <\/span><\/span>to <\/span><\/span>protect <\/span><\/span>yourself <\/span><\/span>from <\/span><\/span>phishing <\/span>attacks, <\/span><\/span>using <\/span>even <\/span><\/span>a <\/span><\/span>few <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span><\/span>below <\/span><\/span>suggestions <\/span><\/span>should <\/span><\/span>help.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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