What You Need to Know about Phishing: Cybersecurity 101

In our digital-first world, phishing has become a sophisticated and omnipresent threat. Are you prepared to recognize and counter these threats?

As we embrace digital communication in our professional lives, understanding the many forms of phishing is important for safeguarding our personal and business data. Here's a list of the different types of phishing attacks.

Email Phishing: The classic scam – fake emails posing as reputable companies, banks, retailer or even government agency.
Spear Phishing: Personalized and targeted - these emails are tailored to your professional profile, making them harder to detect.
Whaling: High-level executives are the target here, with attackers seeking access to sensitive corporate data.
Vishing: Not all phishing happens online - scammers can call you posing as customer support, surveyor, government or bank official and even your own company superior!
Smishing: SMS texts can be deceitful too, often masquerading as urgent company alerts.
Pharming: a sophisticated type of fraudulent activity that redirects internet users to fake websites to steal personal or financial information, such as login credentials, credit card details
Clone Phishing: Watch out for seemingly familiar emails – a slight change in URL can mean a big problem.
Angler Phishing: Social media-based attacks, especially on professional networks, can be particularly insidious.
Business Email Compromise (BEC): A sophisticated scam often involving wire transfer requests, posing a significant threat to businesses.
Pop-up Phishing: Those annoying pop-ups can be more than just a nuisance; they can be dangerous.

Awareness is your first line of defense. Share your experiences or tips on how to stay vigilant against these phishing types.