Phishing Quiz 2

You get a text message from a vendor who asks you to click on a link to renew your password so that you can log in to its website. You should:

• Reply to the text to confirm that you really need to renew your password

• Pick up the phone and call the vendor, using a phone number you know to be correct, to confirm that the request is real.

• Click on the link. If it takes you to the vendor’s website, then you’ll know it’s not a scam.

Phishing crooks can steal your identity and credit card information and use it to their advantage.

• True

• False

You received an email with a link to a folder containing vendor documentation. When you clicked the link, you were taken to a site as seen in the image. Is this legitimate?

• Yes

• No

An email from your boss asks for the name, addresses, and credit card information of the company’s top clients. The email says it’s urgent and to please reply right away. You should reply right away. True or False?

• True

• False

A new vendor you interact with sent documents as below. Should you trust them?

• Yes

• No

What is suspicious about this email?

(select all that apply)

• Generic greeting

• Unusual email address

• Urgent content

• Fake logo

Which is a famous technological medium for the spread of malware, facing problems of spam, & phishing attacks?​

• E Mail

• Cloud

• Pen drive

• Website

You should never be suspicious of emails that ask for your personal information.

• Yes

• No

If you fall for a phishing scam, what should you do to limit the damage?

• Delete the phishing email.

• Unplug the computer. This will get rid of any malware.

• Inform IT and / or IT Security

Digital signature in E-mail can help protect against phishing attacks. True or False?

• True

• False