Are Your Staff Your Weakest Link in A Phishing Attack?

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It doesn’t matter the size of your business, you are not immune – big or small. bbc.com are reporting that both Google and Facebook have been recent victims, costing them US$100m.

“”Sometimes staff [at large firms] think that they are defended, that security isn’t part of their job,” said James Maude at cyber-security firm Avecto, commenting on the phishing threat facing big companies.

“But people are part of the best security you can have – that’s why you have to train them.”

He also told the BBC that Avecto’s clients have recounted phishing attempts that used senior staff’s hacked email accounts to convince employees that a request to wire out money was genuine.”

 
Read the full article on bbc.com here

 
FTC Consumer Information about PHISHING here

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Noel Carboni

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Item 1 is to THINK about what you’re doing.

Item 2 is to realize that humans are and will always be fallible, then protect yourself further by developing good habits and a security-conducive environment. Don’t assume you need to burden your equipment with constant checking and re-checking, though; apply your best efforts to the parts that matter most.

Item 3 is to realize that electronic protection is fallible and comes at a cost, and try to prudently protect yourself from data loss.

Item 4 is understand that a feeling of safety and security is just a feeling, and should not be cultivated. Instead, try to imagine what you haven’t thought of yet. If you see it coming, you might be able to step out of the way.

Remember to revisit item 1 as often as you can. You can be smarter than they are.

-Noel

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HiFlyer, Pepsiboy

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Noel,

You hit the nail on the head, AGAIN. Rule #1 is the most important AND the hardest to enforce.

Dave

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