network threat

network threat

1. Social engineering

   • art of manipulating
   • ‘conning’ individuals into giving away private information or login IDs and passwords

2. Phishing

   • phishing email
     • one that tricks you into handing over sensitive or personal information
       • login details, bank details...
     • receive what looks like a legitimate email
       • bank
       • organisation
         • PayPal
         • eBay
         • or
     • The email urges you to visit a bogus website and enter your personal details, which are then captured by the phishers
     • Phishers send out hundreds of thousands of emails that look as though they are from legitimate companies
       • For phishing to be successful, the criminals must get you to click on a link in the email to go to a website
     • A successful phishing campaign has around a 5% response rate – meaning 5% of recipients are conned!
     • what to look out for
       • The sender’s address
         • often a variation on a genuine address
       • Request for personal information
         • Genuine organisations never do this
       • Poor spelling and grammar
       • Greeting
         • The phishers don’t know your name
       • Forged link
         • The link looks genuine, but it may not link to the website given. Roll your mouse over it to check
       • Sense of urgency
         • Criminals try to persuade you that something bad will happen if you don’t act fast