{"id":5980,"date":"2024-05-22T09:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2024-05-22T12:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:33:26","slug":"gone-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/5980","title":{"rendered":"Gone phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Phishing is the top attack method for social engineers \u2013 it\u2019s how they steal data, defraud people of money, and spread malicious software. Always think before you click!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Do you know how to spot a phishing attack? Here are five easy questions to ask yourself to avoid being caught on a cybercriminal\u2019s hook.<\/p>\n

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  1. Does it push a sense of urgency?<\/li>\n
  2. Does it feature threatening language?<\/li>\n
  3. Does it offer unrealistic promises?<\/li>\n
  4. Does it contain suspicious links or attachments?<\/li>\n
  5. Does it come from a sender you don\u2019t know or didn\u2019t expect?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If the answer is yes to one, some, or even all these questions, there\u2019s a high likelihood you\u2019re being phished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Spot a phishing scam<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Links:<\/strong> On a computer, you can identify a malicious link by hovering your mouse over it to reveal the full URL. If it looks odd or suspicious, or you\u2019re not sure, don\u2019t click!<\/p>\n

    Attachments:<\/strong> Never open an attachment unless you are certain it is from a trustworthy source.<\/p>\n

    Email addresses and URLs:<\/strong> Keep in mind it\u2019s easy to steal real company logos or create email addresses that appear to come from a legitimate source. Always thoroughly inspect the \u201cfrom\u201d address for any changes (e.g. Amazom.com where Amazon is spelled incorrectly).<\/p>\n

    Phishing is a dangerous attack that combines manipulation and deception. Remember to slow down and stay alert to avoid being scammed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Phishing is the top attack method for social engineers \u2013 it\u2019s how they steal data, defraud people of money, and spread malicious software. Always think before you click! Do you know how to spot a phishing attack? Here are five easy questions to ask yourself to avoid being caught on a cybercriminal\u2019s hook. Does it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[261],"class_list":["post-5980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-knowledge-centre-afrocentric-10","tag-afrocentric10"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5980"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6113,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5980\/revisions\/6113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}