beware of phishing scams
DESCRIPTION
The cyber threat to our Army and Nation is pervasive and most often target, human behavior through social engineering. The best mitigation measure for this risk is to increase cyber awareness by educating our Soldiers, Family Members, Government Civilians, and Contractors. HQDA has directed Army Antiterrorism Quarterly Theme Cyber Threat Awareness (2Q/FY13). For more information on Cyber Security, visit http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/TRANSCRIPT
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING
Why Phishing Works
•Weareeasilyenticed—wetrustknownbrands/logos
•Lackofusereducationandawareness
•LackofInformationAssuranceknowledgeandwarningindicators
•Visuallydeceptivetext
•Imagemasking
•ImagemimickingWindows
What is Phishing?Phishingisanattemptbyanindividualorgrouptosolicitpersonalinformationfromunsuspectingusersbyemployingsocialengineeringtechniques(i.e.,manipulatingpeopleintoperformingactionsordivulgingconfidentialinformation).Phishingemailsarecraftedtoappearasiftheyweresentfromalegitimateorganizationorknownindividual.Theseemailsoftenattempttoattractuserstoclickonalinkthatwilltaketheusertoafraudulentwebsitethatappearslegitimate.Theuserthenmaybeaskedtoprovidepersonalinformation,suchasaccountusernamesandpasswordsthatcanfurtherexposethem,theirnetwork,andtheirunittofuturecompromises.
Inordertofullyunderstandphishingandhowitcanimpactyouandyourunit,youshouldbeawarethattherearedifferenttypesofphishing:
Phishingisusuallyane-mailsenttoalargegroupofpeoplethatattemptstoscamtherecipients.Thepeoplethemessageissenttooftendonothaveanythingincommon.
Spear phishingisamessagesenttoasmaller,moreselectgroupoftargetedpeopleortoasingleindividual.
Whaling or whale phishingisahighlypersonalizedmessagesenttoseniorexecutives,high-levelofficials,ortheirpersonalexecutivestaffmembers.
Help! I think I’ve been
Phished!Anti Phishing Quick Reaction Drill
• Changeyourpasswordimmediatelyattherealwebsite:
• Typethewebsitenameinyourbrowser’saddressbar.
• Signintoyouraccountandclickthe“userprofile”or“changepassword”link.
• Followthewebsite’sinstructionstochangeyouraccountinformationandpassword.
• Clickthe“contactus”linkfoundonmostwebsitesandinformthemaboutthephishingattackyoujustexperienced.
• Ifyouareusingagovernmentcomputer,contactyourlocalInformationAssuranceOfficerandservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC).
Recognizing & Avoiding Email Scams:http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf
Report Phishing Attacks to Your Local Information Assurance Officer and your servicing Network
Enterprise Center (NEC)
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING
Why Phishing Works
• Weareeasilyenticed—wetrustknownbrands/logos
• Lackofusereducationandawareness
• LackofInformationAssuranceknowledgeandwarningindicators
• Visuallydeceptivetext
• Imagemasking
• ImagemimickingWindows
What is Phishing?Phishingisanattemptbyanindividualorgrouptosolicitpersonalinformationfromunsuspectingusersbyemployingsocialengineeringtechniques(i.e.,manipulatingpeopleintoperformingactionsordivulgingconfidentialinformation).Phishingemailsarecraftedtoappearasiftheyweresentfromalegitimateorganizationorknownindividual.Theseemailsoftenattempttoattractuserstoclickonalinkthatwilltaketheusertoafraudulentwebsitethatappearslegitimate.Theuserthenmaybeaskedtoprovidepersonalinformation,suchasaccountusernamesandpasswordsthatcanfurtherexposethem,theirnetwork,andtheirunittofuturecompromises.
Inordertofullyunderstandphishingandhowitcanimpactyouandyourunit,youshouldbeawarethattherearedifferenttypesofphishing:
Phishingisusuallyane-mailsenttoalargegroupofpeoplethatattemptstoscamtherecipients.Thepeoplethemessageissenttooftendonothaveanythingincommon.
Spear phishingisamessagesenttoasmaller,moreselectgroupoftargetedpeopleortoasingleindividual.
Whaling or whale phishingisahighlypersonalizedmessagesenttoseniorexecutives,high-levelofficials,ortheirpersonalexecutivestaffmembers.
Help! I think I’ve been
Phished!Anti Phishing Quick Reaction Drill
•Changeyourpasswordimmediatelyattherealwebsite:
•Typethewebsitenameinyourbrowser’saddressbar.
•Signintoyouraccountandclickthe“userprofile”or“changepassword”link.
•Followthewebsite’sinstructionstochangeyouraccountinformationandpassword.
•Clickthe“contactus”linkfoundonmostwebsitesandinformthemaboutthephishingattackyoujustexperienced.
•Ifyouareusingagovernmentcomputer,contactyourlocalInformationAssuranceOfficerandservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC).
Recognizing & Avoiding Email Scams:http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf
Report Phishing Attacks to Your Local Information Assurance Officer and your servicing Network
Enterprise Center (NEC)
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING
Why Phishing Works
• Weareeasilyenticed—wetrustknownbrands/logos
• Lackofusereducationandawareness
• LackofInformationAssuranceknowledgeandwarningindicators
• Visuallydeceptivetext
• Imagemasking
• ImagemimickingWindows
What is Phishing?Phishingisanattemptbyanindividualorgrouptosolicitpersonalinformationfromunsuspectingusersbyemployingsocialengineeringtechniques(i.e.,manipulatingpeopleintoperformingactionsordivulgingconfidentialinformation).Phishingemailsarecraftedtoappearasiftheyweresentfromalegitimateorganizationorknownindividual.Theseemailsoftenattempttoattractuserstoclickonalinkthatwilltaketheusertoafraudulentwebsitethatappearslegitimate.Theuserthenmaybeaskedtoprovidepersonalinformation,suchasaccountusernamesandpasswordsthatcanfurtherexposethem,theirnetwork,andtheirunittofuturecompromises.
Inordertofullyunderstandphishingandhowitcanimpactyouandyourunit,youshouldbeawarethattherearedifferenttypesofphishing:
Phishingisusuallyane-mailsenttoalargegroupofpeoplethatattemptstoscamtherecipients.Thepeoplethemessageissenttooftendonothaveanythingincommon.
Spear phishingisamessagesenttoasmaller,moreselectgroupoftargetedpeopleortoasingleindividual.
Whaling or whale phishingisahighlypersonalizedmessagesenttoseniorexecutives,high-levelofficials,ortheirpersonalexecutivestaffmembers.
Help! I think I’ve been
Phished!Anti Phishing Quick Reaction Drill
•Changeyourpasswordimmediatelyattherealwebsite:
•Typethewebsitenameinyourbrowser’saddressbar.
•Signintoyouraccountandclickthe“userprofile”or“changepassword”link.
•Followthewebsite’sinstructionstochangeyouraccountinformationandpassword.
•Clickthe“contactus”linkfoundonmostwebsitesandinformthemaboutthephishingattackyoujustexperienced.
•Ifyouareusingagovernmentcomputer,contactyourlocalInformationAssuranceOfficerandservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC).
Recognizing & Avoiding Email Scams:http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf
Report Phishing Attacks to Your Local Information Assurance Officer and your servicing Network
Enterprise Center (NEC)
User Awareness•Mostphishingattemptsareforidentitytheft,butphishingisalsobeingusedtogainaccesstoonlinebanking,federal,andDoDinformation
• PhishingAttackscanbegearedtocollectpersonalinformationsuchas:SSN,mother’smaidenname,dateofbirth,passwords,creditcardnumbers,etc.
• Phishingemailsnotonlyattempttotrickyouintogivingoutsensitiveinformation,butalsocanincludemalicioussoftware
•MalicioussoftwarecanbevirusesandothercomputercodedesignedtoallowahackertouseyourcomputerforillegalInternetactivity,ortoaccessyourunit’snetworktogatherDoDinformation
•Maliciouscodemaycaptureyourkeystrokesorcaptureyourpersonalandworkfilesandsendthemtopeoplewithoutyourknowledge
How Phishing Works
Protect Yourself and Your Organization
DO
• Watchoutforphishing
• Deletesuspiciousemails
• ContactyourInformationAssuranceOfficeroryourservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC)ifyouhavequestionsaboutemails
• Reportanypotentialincidents
DO NOT • Opensuspiciousemails
• Clickonsuspiciouslinksinemailsorpop-upwindows
• Calltelephonenumbersprovidedinsuspiciousemails
• Discloseanyinformation
User Awareness•Mostphishingattemptsareforidentitytheft,butphishingisalsobeingusedtogainaccesstoonlinebanking,federal,andDoDinformation
• PhishingAttackscanbegearedtocollectpersonalinformationsuchas:SSN,mother’smaidenname,dateofbirth,passwords,creditcardnumbers,etc.
• Phishingemailsnotonlyattempttotrickyouintogivingoutsensitiveinformation,butalsocanincludemalicioussoftware
•MalicioussoftwarecanbevirusesandothercomputercodedesignedtoallowahackertouseyourcomputerforillegalInternetactivity,ortoaccessyourunit’snetworktogatherDoDinformation
•Maliciouscodemaycaptureyourkeystrokesorcaptureyourpersonalandworkfilesandsendthemtopeoplewithoutyourknowledge
How Phishing Works
Protect Yourself and Your Organization
DO
• Watchoutforphishing
• Deletesuspiciousemails
• ContactyourInformationAssuranceOfficeroryourservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC)ifyouhavequestionsaboutemails
• Reportanypotentialincidents
DO NOT • Opensuspiciousemails
• Clickonsuspiciouslinksinemailsorpop-upwindows
• Calltelephonenumbersprovidedinsuspiciousemails
• Discloseanyinformation
User Awareness•Mostphishingattemptsareforidentitytheft,butphishingisalsobeingusedtogainaccesstoonlinebanking,federal,andDoDinformation
• PhishingAttackscanbegearedtocollectpersonalinformationsuchas:SSN,mother’smaidenname,dateofbirth,passwords,creditcardnumbers,etc.
• Phishingemailsnotonlyattempttotrickyouintogivingoutsensitiveinformation,butalsocanincludemalicioussoftware
•MalicioussoftwarecanbevirusesandothercomputercodedesignedtoallowahackertouseyourcomputerforillegalInternetactivity,ortoaccessyourunit’snetworktogatherDoDinformation
•Maliciouscodemaycaptureyourkeystrokesorcaptureyourpersonalandworkfilesandsendthemtopeoplewithoutyourknowledge
How Phishing Works
Protect Yourself and Your Organization
DO
• Watchoutforphishing
• Deletesuspiciousemails
• ContactyourInformationAssuranceOfficeroryourservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC)ifyouhavequestionsaboutemails
• Reportanypotentialincidents
DO NOT • Opensuspiciousemails
• Clickonsuspiciouslinksinemailsorpop-upwindows
• Calltelephonenumbersprovidedinsuspiciousemails
• Discloseanyinformation
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING
Why Phishing Works
•Weareeasilyenticed—wetrustknownbrands/logos
•Lackofusereducationandawareness
•LackofInformationAssuranceknowledgeandwarningindicators
•Visuallydeceptivetext
•Imagemasking
•ImagemimickingWindows
What is Phishing?Phishingisanattemptbyanindividualorgrouptosolicitpersonalinformationfromunsuspectingusersbyemployingsocialengineeringtechniques(i.e.,manipulatingpeopleintoperformingactionsordivulgingconfidentialinformation).Phishingemailsarecraftedtoappearasiftheyweresentfromalegitimateorganizationorknownindividual.Theseemailsoftenattempttoattractuserstoclickonalinkthatwilltaketheusertoafraudulentwebsitethatappearslegitimate.Theuserthenmaybeaskedtoprovidepersonalinformation,suchasaccountusernamesandpasswordsthatcanfurtherexposethem,theirnetwork,andtheirunittofuturecompromises.
Inordertofullyunderstandphishingandhowitcanimpactyouandyourunit,youshouldbeawarethattherearedifferenttypesofphishing:
Phishingisusuallyane-mailsenttoalargegroupofpeoplethatattemptstoscamtherecipients.Thepeoplethemessageissenttooftendonothaveanythingincommon.
Spear phishingisamessagesenttoasmaller,moreselectgroupoftargetedpeopleortoasingleindividual.
Whaling or whale phishingisahighlypersonalizedmessagesenttoseniorexecutives,high-levelofficials,ortheirpersonalexecutivestaffmembers.
Help! I think I’ve been
Phished!Anti Phishing Quick Reaction Drill
• Changeyourpasswordimmediatelyattherealwebsite:
• Typethewebsitenameinyourbrowser’saddressbar.
• Signintoyouraccountandclickthe“userprofile”or“changepassword”link.
• Followthewebsite’sinstructionstochangeyouraccountinformationandpassword.
• Clickthe“contactus”linkfoundonmostwebsitesandinformthemaboutthephishingattackyoujustexperienced.
• Ifyouareusingagovernmentcomputer,contactyourlocalInformationAssuranceOfficerandservicingNetworkEnterpriseCenter(NEC).
Recognizing & Avoiding Email Scams:http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf
Report Phishing Attacks to Your Local Information Assurance Officer and your servicing Network
Enterprise Center (NEC)