Cyber Tip of the Day - Spear Phishing
In honor of Cybersecurity Month, we would like to start your week with tips to stay safe online. Today's subject: Spear Phishing.
Spear Phishing is like phishing, but highly targeted to a specific individual or organization. The motive is to steal sensitive information such as account or financial information from a specific victim or organization.
Here are some tips to protect yourself:
- Limit the amount of personal information that you post online.
- If an email is asking you to take immediate action, pause a moment. It could be that a malicious attacker is pushing you into making a hurried decision.
- If you know the sender, call them on the phone and confirm if they really sent the e-mail.
- If an e-mail appears to be from your bank, don’t call any numbers mentioned in the e-mail. Instead call the bank’s official toll-free number.
- Don’t assume that emails from friends, family, or colleagues will have safe links or attachments.
- Avoid clicking on short URLs. You never know where they might take you.
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