Phishing Micro Workshop Quiz

What are the most popular signs of a phishing scam?

• The email is empty and contains nothing in the subject or body.

• Inconsistency in the sender's email ID and how the recipient is addressed.

• An authentic sender sending regular subscribed updates.

• The email comes with a disclaimer/alert notifying the user that it is spam.

A phishing attempt is a

_____________ is a type of phishing where voice is used.

What is whaling?

• Calling out to whales in their native tongue.

• Going sightseeing solely for the purpose of seeing whales.

• A specific type of phishing which involves hunting for data which may be used by the hacker.

• A type of cybercrime where malicious bots are installed onto the users device.

What happens if you click on a phishing email link or attachment?

• Browser/app is closed without any prompt.

• You get an error page on the screen.

• You receive the message "Hello World!"

• You are redirected to a website that asks you to enter sensitive information or to download an attachment.

What type of phishing is also known as SMS phishing?

Why is this anti-phishing course important?

• To protect employees and the company from potential attacks.

• To stop employees from becoming phishers.

• To comply with company policy

• All of the above.

If you see an email from an unknown sender attaching a link, what should you do?

• Forward it to other employees so they can click on the link first.

• Copy and paste the link into a private browser and see what it is about.

• Disregard the email and place in junk folder.

• Do not click on the link and report to the IT department.

You receive a WhatsApp message on your company device with the following message:

"Congratulacions! You have been selected as winner of Samsungg competition. Your prize is $100,000.00 USD. Please friend, send me your name, address and banking details so that I can send you your prize."

What do you do?

• Send the information of course, who's giving up the chance of 100K?

• Respond, cursing the individual for thinking you're dumb enough to fall for their trick.

• Verify whether there was a Samsungg competition because today may be your lucky day.

• Disregard the message and block the sender.

What are some common phishing techniques?

• Mixing legitimate and poisoned code together.

• Using legitimate links.

• Altering brand logos.

• Sending emails over and over again.