Anti-Phishing Campaign
Vital tool for educating individuals about phishing risks and how to recognize potential phishing attempts in user security awareness training
Common characteristics of phishing emails
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
Common characteristics of phishing emails
Urgency
Unusual requests
Mismatched URLs
Strange email addresses
Poor spelling and grammar
Urgency
Phishing emails induce urgency by pushing recipients to take immediate action
Unusual requests
Approach emails requesting sensitive information with high suspicion and caution
Mismatched URLs
In HTML-based emails, the visible text is the display text, while the underlying URL of a web link can be manipulated
Strange email addresses
Always verify the sender's email address when receiving an email
Poor spelling and grammar
Emails with "broken English," poor grammar, or multiple spelling errors are often a phishing campaign