Lights, camera, hack-tion!

The reviews are in. Phishing is popular among hackers and can be catastrophic for organizations. Phishing makes up 44% of social engineering incidents, and 98% of phishing incidents are via email. But it isn’t enough to simply know that phishing emails are out there; you also need to be able to recognize and report them. Let’s preview some of the scripts used by hackers in their big heists this year:

• Emails that contain an offer that’s too good to be true
• Language that’s urgent, alarming or threatening
• Poorly-crafted writing with misspellings and bad grammar
• Greetings that are ambiguous or very generic
• Requests to send personal information
• Urgency to click on unfamiliar hyperlinks or attachment
• Strange or abrupt corporate communications
• Sending e-mail address doesn’t match the company it’s coming from

If you suspect an email is phishing, it’s best to report it to the LLCC Help Desk. For more information visit Cybersecurity: Lincoln Land Community College (it.llcc.edu).

Look for this week’s Secure Your Screen poster on bulletin boards around campus.

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