41. Preventing Phishing Attacks

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Anti-Phishing Campaign

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Vital tool for educating individuals about phishing risks and how to recognize potential phishing attempts in user security awareness training

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Common characteristics of phishing emails

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Urgency

Unusual requests

Mismatched URLs

Strange email addresses

Poor spelling and grammar

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Anti-Phishing Campaign

Vital tool for educating individuals about phishing risks and how to recognize potential phishing attempts in user security awareness training

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Common characteristics of phishing emails

Urgency

Unusual requests

Mismatched URLs

Strange email addresses

Poor spelling and grammar

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Urgency

Phishing emails induce urgency by pushing recipients to take immediate action

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Unusual requests

Approach emails requesting sensitive information with high suspicion and caution

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Mismatched URLs

In HTML-based emails, the visible text is the display text, while the underlying URL of a web link can be manipulated

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Strange email addresses

Always verify the sender's email address when receiving an email

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Poor spelling and grammar

Emails with "broken English," poor grammar, or multiple spelling errors are often a phishing campaign