Bait and Phish
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Another recent hack caused by social engineering. Give your employees the knowledge they need to learn how to identify and prevent these attacks.

Phishing is still the #1 attack vector used by hackers. What is your companies susceptibility to these attacks?

One of the best techniques in determining if an email is a phishing scam is to hover your mouse over the link to determine the full address.

Microsoft O365 related phishing attempts are huge right now. There are many forms of these attempts out there. Can your people identify which ones not to action?

One of the best techniques in determining if an email is a phishing scam is to hover your mouse over the link to determine the full address.

There are so many things that you can plug into your computer that can autorun a malicious file or entice you to click on something. Even harmless looking charging cables for your mobile phone can now have a hidden storage. Whatever you are plugging in make sure that you trust it explicitly.

Microsoft O365 related phishing attempts are huge right now. There are many forms of these attempts out there. Can your people identify which ones not to action?

Beware of USB drives or anything else that have storage capabilities. Even seemingly harmless 'charging cables' can now contain malware.

Trying to remember a couple of passwords is a tall order. Best practice dictates that you should use a different (complex) password for every login you have. This makes sense if you think about it...... if one site is compromised your others are safe. Use a password manager to make this easy.

There are so many things that you can plug into your computer that can autorun a malicious file or entice you to click on something. Even harmless looking charging cables for your mobile phone can now have a hidden storage. Whatever you are plugging in make sure that you trust it explicitly.

Beware of USB drives or anything else that have storage capabilities. Even seemingly harmless 'charging cables' can now contain malware.

Trying to remember a couple of passwords is a tall order. Best practice dictates that you should use a different (complex) password for every login you have. This makes sense if you think about it...... if one site is compromised your others are safe. Use a password manager to make this easy.

Are you sure about that voicemail waiting for you in your inbox? Make sure it is coming from your voicemail system and if it looks different or you are unsure, reach out to your IT department to confirm.

Clicking can be dangerous. Patch your people!

When it comes to data breaches, phishing remains the number one cause. TRAIN - PHISH - REPEAT - TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR

Phishing = most likely to cause a breach! Patch your people through security awareness training and simulated phishing.

Don't fall for the bait - watch out for those hooks!