Phishing is a serious threat to any industry. We have seen this topic appear in the news more each day. You might have already received a fraudulent email from what seemed to be your bank or even seen the hacking that took place during the 2016 US presidential election. But what do you know about phishing?

What is Phishing?

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information like login information or other personal identification information (PII), which is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual, such as:

• usernames,
• passwords,
• credit card details,
• SSN (Social Security Number),
• bank account information,
• email,
• phone number,
• secret question answers

Even partial information can increase the chances of success to subsequent social engineering attacks.

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