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You clicked on that phish?

Posted on November 11, 2024 at 02:42 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

It happens. You fell for it. You clicked on something you shouldn’t have. You followed a link. You entered your password on a site that wasn’t legitimate.

In these instances, you didn’t suffer an intrusion to your computer. Instead, your login credentials were impacted. What should you do?

First, don’t panic. In the case of many attacks these days, your operating system is still intact — not impacted in any way. The once standard reaction “I got hacked, so I’ll restore my computer from a clean backup or reinstall from scratch” probably isn’t necessary. In fact, it may be irrelevant to your response.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.46.0, 2024-11-11).

On Security Adversary-in-the-middle, CISA, Credentials, Exchange, Microsoft Compliance Portal, Microsoft Purview portal, Multifactor Authentication, Newsletters, Passwords, Patch Lady Posts, phishing, Security, Trusted Devices, Two-factor authentication

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