Phishing, Security

NCSAM Week 2: Phishing

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For week two CSU, Chico’s Information Security is focusing on Phishing.

Phishing is the act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established enterprise in attempt to scam the user into giving up private information for identity theft. ISEC has listed some tips for spotting phishing and what to do about phishing scams. This includes paying attention to the From email address, the formatting of the email, and the content.

Please read these tips to avoid becoming a victim of phishing, and follow along each week of Cybersecurity Month to stay safer and more secure online.