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Phishing Scams: Don’t Take the Bait by Andrew Wallace

Phishing Scams: Don’t Take the Bait by Andrew Wallace | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
By Andrew Wallace

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Valentina García's curator insight, February 4, 2019 12:10 PM
This article provides insight about what scams have become in the last era of digital communication and how inevitable it is to receive or find scam on the web, phishing and spamming scams are now part of life in this digital age. But through more engaging education, more authentic practice, and more creative protection practices, schools have a much better chance of mitigating the impact.

Along with the information on how scam has become a daily life issue, it provides us with tips and options to be educated on how to avoid being a victim of spamming, within the options we have to send periodic email reminders. This can reduce the number of users who fall victim to email-based threats.  Secondly, to avoid detection, an infected email account usually will not initiate the release of thousands of spam emails until the weekend or late at night. Thirdly, back up data regularly. And finally, always be aware of the sender of the email. And it is very important to also take some prevention such as Familiarize yourself with anti-spoofing authentication methods,  try to block the ever-changing names and email addresses of phishers,  encourage the use of alternate forms of communication, and  Proactively monitor blacklists and review your sender.

Personally, I consider that this article is very informative and useful to be able to stop or reduce the reduce the risk of cyber attacks, as technology has increased its development over the past decade, we also need to be very aware of the risks that come with it and how we can be at the top of the details to avoid being victims of attacks or issues that come to affect our daily life. 
 
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Google Phishing Quiz Helps You Spot Fake Emails - INC

Google Phishing Quiz Helps You Spot Fake Emails - INC | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Phishing--trying to trick someone into providing their username and password to a malicious site--is the most common form of cyberattack, according to Justin Henck, product manager at Jigsaw, formerly named Google Ideas. With that in mind, Jigsaw is providing an 8-question online quiz about spotting a phishing email before you give hackers access to your accounts. It's not as easy as you'd think, but the quiz will teach you to be better at it.

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JoanneMorris's curator insight, January 29, 2019 6:59 AM
Great to use with students AND teachers. People may not be as wise about phishing as they think!
 
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Google steps up to help users against phishing attacks / Digital Information World by Ali Siddiqui

Google steps up to help users against phishing attacks / Digital Information World by Ali Siddiqui | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Ali Siddiqui

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GwynethJones's curator insight, January 26, 2019 5:49 PM

Might be good to share with your teachers!

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New Phishing Research: 5 Most Dangerous Email Subjects, Top 10 Hosting Countries

New Phishing Research: 5 Most Dangerous Email Subjects, Top 10 Hosting Countries | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
With cloud infrastructure easily scalable and rented botnets coming on the cheap, the cost of conducting massive phishing campaigns continues to decline for cybercriminals.

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Gust MEES's curator insight, December 11, 2013 11:36 AM

 

It's nearly almost the same countries as on Spam and others, will THEY ever learn!?

 

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, December 11, 2013 11:40 AM

 

It's nearly almost the same countries as on Spam and others, will THEY ever learn!?