Protect Against Phishing Scams

Phishing is an act of luring unsuspecting recipient of a message into revealing information which can be used against the recipient. Email is the most common medium of creating a Phishing attack against individuals and organizations. Phishing is a type of social engineering attempt, usually via emails, designed to trick the recipient. These attacks often result in malicious software getting deployed, steal user data including credentials or financial data, and victimize the entire infrastructure for ransom etc. First step in preventing this attack is to identify what a Phishing attempt is, to report it, and take similar actions for others. The golden rule of prevention is when you are in doubt, do not open that email, download its attachments or click on any hyperlinks inside. Keywords: Phishing, Spam, Email, Malware, Social Engineering. Title: Protect Against Phishing Scams Author: Junaid Jan, Mohammed Mujtaba, Qasim T. Zaidi, Zaki S. Ahmed International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online) Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022 Page No: 82-86 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 07-June-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6616588 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/protect-against-phishing-scams
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, (IJCSITR), ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online), Research Publish Journals (Publisher), Website: www.researchpublish.com
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