SECURITY ISSUE 12: Phishing

Phishing is a type of email or instant message scam edsigned to steal your identity and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as username, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in electronic communication.

- Don't reply to email or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information.
- Don't click on links in email or intant messages.
- Don't cut and paste links from questionable messages into your web browser.
- Use up-to-date Antivirus and Firewalls. Upgrade them regularly.
- Don't email personal or financial information.

Moral: Don't just go click everything

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