Cybersecruity Shield: Stop phishing in its tracks.

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An enticing subject line

Such an irresistible lure

It hides “urgent” messages so surreptitiously,

Every deceptive sentence

Relentlessly setting traps

There is no exhaustion when you take precautions

One wrong move and

That click could send your data into a cyber coffin

How often are you aware that the emails you receive come from legitimate sources? Recently, following a security lapse at work, my manager reprimanded me and required me to retake a company security training course. Specifically, a training course addressed strategies for recognizing and defending against phishing attempts. Moreover, I take full responsibility and accountability for my failure to detect a vital security measure. That said, from this day on, I need to ensure that I can trust myself and be more vigilant when handling sensitive information. Anyway, this got me thinking about cybersecurity and the oblivious, misinformed, or simply careless individuals who are unaware of cybersecurity when opening emails from unknown accounts.

We must understand that cybercriminals are persistent, persuasive, pervasive, and dangerous. They love nothing more than to catch their gullible victim in a trap after they’ve won their trust. Furthermore, they take meticulous steps when it comes to pretending they’re a trusted source that their victim is familiar with. For example, an urgent command from the IRS (The IRS does not send unsolicited emails to taxpayers) that requires a victim to act immediately is something that would be concerning. If individuals do not train themselves to look for clues of suspicious activity, they may succumb to a scam that could make them susceptible to future risks. Aside from our primary inbox, spammers bombard us with junk and miscellaneous emails, and within them hide phishing emails, emails that disguise themselves as legitimate. It “lives” among other emails and awaits a response to a one-way ticket destination called a cyber attack. If you’re unsure of how to determine if the email is legitimate, do not panic or get overly excited about what you are seeing.

Ultimately, the first line of defense to ensure awareness and safety is to check the IP address, and depending on the email provider will label the email as “harmful content”. It’s up to your discretion on how you will respond, but if you do not lack common sense and are not impetuous, then you should delete and block the sender. In closing, I want to include a list of ways to identify signs of phishing emails. Please click the link below to learn more.

URL Link :

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/protect-yourself-from-phishing-0c7ea947-ba98-3bd9-7184-430e1f860a44