Beware the Phish

The Key to avoid a Phishing scam is to be aware?

• True

• False

An email from your boss asks for your name, addresses, credit card information of the company's top clients. This email says its urgent and to reply right away. You Should reply right away. True or False?

• True

• False

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, 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.

Email authentication can help protect against phishing attacks. True or False?

• True

• False

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.

• Change any compromised passwords.

What is Vishing?

• Voice phishing

• Wishing happy birthday.

Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information. What information does it try to acquire?

• Usernames and Passwords

• Credit card details

• Personal information

• All of the above.

What is phishing?

• scams through websites

• scams through emails

• scams through phone calls

• scams through text messages

• All of the above.

Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:

• Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.

• Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.

• Delete the message.

When people send you phony emails, pop-up messages, social media messages, in order to hook you into giving out your personal and financial information. What is this Known As?

• Plagiarizing

• Skimming

• Phishing

• Identity Theft