Cyber Security Update: Compromised Email & Phishing Attacks
As a part of Rawson Verco Need’s regular cyber security updates, we’ve put together some info on how to identify and respond to some common threats you find online.
Phishing: 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.
The first in the series is on Phishing Attacks. Phishing is a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a fraudulent message designed to trick a person into revealing sensitive information or to deploy malicious software on the victim’s infrastructure like ransomware.