Oh no! You have been phished.
But don't worry, this is a simulation conducted by your organization
as part of the Security Awareness Program.
Stay tuned. Take a look at this inbox.
A flood of offers, deals, work, and personal e-mails arrive every day.
Regardless of the e-mail content, you have to be sure you aren't clicking on something dangerous.
You see, hackers attempt to take advantage of users
by sending you a fake e-mail containing a link to a malicious website,
or a malicious file attachment.
If you fall for their scam, the hacker can use your computer as a gateway
into your organization for all sorts of nasty attacks—identity theft,
and other crimes.
But you can stop them quicker than a mouse click by asking yourself some simple questions,
and by paying attention to red flags.
Check the "from" address—do you really know who is sending you e-mail?
Do you recognize the sender and their e-mail address?
Look closely, many times phishing scams appear legitimate,
but on closer inspection, reveal their origins through dubious
user and domain names.
Even if you do recognize the sender, proceed with caution.
Before you click or open a file attachment, remember to read the e-mail.
Is the quality and tone consistent with what you expect from the sender?
If the e-mail contains misspellings, strange grammar, and tone,
is threatening, or is hard to understand, you might think twice
before replying to any requests.
Don't get caught off guard by e-mails that look and sound official.
And before you click to open that link or attachment—
if you receive a suspicious e-mail, remember to ask yourself
these questions.
Do I know and trust the sender?
Why are they sending me this attachment?
Is the link they are asking me to click for a safe website?
Don't be duped by lazy cyber criminals.
Protect your information by checking links to make sure they're relevant,
type link addresses into your browser,
or call the sender on the phone to verify the e-mail.
If you suspect you are being phished, contact your Information Security Department,
or the help desk. And thanks for watching!