Data Doctors Tech Tips

Test Your Phishing IQ


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Data breaches seem to be reported almost daily these days and when you dig into the details of how it happened, in virtually every case it started with a targeted phishing attack. Cybercriminals are only looking for one person in an organization to fall for their fancy tricks, which is why they constantly change up their game. A simple way to sniff out an obvious scam is by using the 'hover' test over any links in the email message. You'll either see the destination website pop up via a smart icon or you may have to look in the lower-left corner of the email programs window to see the destination link. When what is in the email doesn't match the destination or look strange, it's probably a scam link. There are a number of online resources that can be used to test you Phishing IQ: https://www.opendns.com/phishing-quiz https://www.phishingbox.com/phishing-iq-test https://www.sonicwall.com/phishing-iq-test
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