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What is phishing?
When criminals try to trick you into giving out confidential or personal information. They use schemes to gain your trust.
What are examples of personal information?
Credit card and bank account numbers, Social Security number, passwords, etc.
Phishing attacks happen by email, phone, online ads and text messaging?
True or False.
True.
Phishing messages may appear to be from organizations you do business with?
True or False?
True!
You receive an email from your school. It asks you to provide sensitive personal information (password, Social Security Number, etc.)
What should you do?
Do not respond. Contact the school and ask questions.
What is impersonation? Give an example.
When you pretend to be someone else. A stranger that says they are a friend of your parents.
Email: “You have won a free $500 Walmart gift card. Click here to collect your card.”
This is an example of....
Phishing.
What is shoulder surfing?
Someone spying on you when you are accessing personal information.
I.e, looking over your shoulder.
What is social engineering?
When criminals attempt to trick people into revealing confidential personal information. Phishing is a type of social engineering.
Social engineering exploits the willingness of people to provide information when asked politely and in a reasonable manner.
True or False?
True.
What is spear-phishing?
Phishing attempts that focus on a specific high-value individual or group.
What is baiting?
Using an item to lure in a victim (e.g., free devices, music, movies, etc.).
Vishing:
Phishing over the phone, tricking people into calling a number, and providing confidential information.
(True or False?)
True!
What is scareware?
A scary pop-up message attempts to get you to enter confidential personal information to fix a virus/infection on your computer.
What are some characteristics of Social engineering?
Impersonation, fake, Scare tactics, baiting, etc.
How can you tell if an email is a phishing attempt?
Spelling errors, weird email address, strange questions, too good to be true.
