what is phishing and how can you avoid it?

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:

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Quick Heal Anti-phishing Security Features:

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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