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Learning How to Identify and Find Phishing emails
In this video, you will learn about phishing emails and how they work.
In this video, you will learn about phishing emails and how they work. Remember, phishing is a type of fraud in which someone impersonates a reputable organization, entity, or person.
Here are the tips to prevent falling victim to phishing:
- pay close attention to the sender’s email address
- check that you actually have the account it references
- if you weren’t expecting an email from the account/service it references, be cautious
- check that it addresses you and is not generic
Reference: Rouse, M. Contributors: Gills, A., Bedell, C., Cobb, M., Loshin, P., and Scheumack, M. Phishing. SearchSecurity. [Accessed October, 2020]. Available on the TechTarget website
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