• Information predators
• Malware distribution
• Phishing – are you at risk?
• Who is a target?
• Who wants your information?

Is the Modern hosted email systems are good, but they’re not perfect. Once in a while, you may see a message from what looks like a familiar sender – a colleague, a close friend, or even a family member.

What would they be sending? Links and attachments are the most typical contents of phishing emails. The idea is to convince the recipient to click the link, or to open the attachment.

Taking advantage of your trust

If you are not expecting an attachment from someone, be wary of opening it.

phishing

phish-ing

noun

the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.”an email that is likely a phishing scam”

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What is it?

How to spot it?

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a great article on how to recognize and avoid phishing scams.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ar.ticles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams