Top tips to spot a phishing attack
Phishing emails are designed to look like legitimate messages from actual banks, businesses, and other organizations.
However, criminals usually create the message to steal your money, identity, or both.
Here are some ways and tips to spot phishing emails, and to protect yourself against attacks.
According to a 2016 report from PhishMe, it was found that 91% of cyberattacks start with a phish.
For many companies, the increase of spam emails containing malicious emails are reinforcing the realisation that spam isn’t just a mere nuisance, it’s one of the primary delivery mechanisms for attacks, and therefore a direct threat to their organization.
Normally phishing criminals will try to freak you out with warnings of stolen information or the like, and then offer an easy fix if you just “click here” or lure you in by asking you to click on links that will take you to an authentic looking website that will capture your credit card or other personal information or even distribute malware.
Besides being alert and on the watch for phishing scams, you need to be prepared and secure all your systems to prevent unwanted attacks with an end-to-end phishing mitigation solution.
Networks Unlimited provide comprehensive phishing defence solution from the inbox to the SOC, conditioning users to recognize and report phishing attacks while eliminating phishing related breaches by speeding the collection and response of phishing threats in real time.
For more information visit the Networks Unlimited website.
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