Phishing Email Detection

Detecting Phishing Emails

• Scam emails often contain poor spelling, grammar, and formatting, which may be due to the scammer's lack of English fluency or an attempt to evade spam filters.

Characteristics of Phishing Emails

• May include infected attachments disguised as documents, such as invoices, reports, or receipts.
• Never open an attachment unless expected and verify the sender's legitimacy.

Cyber Criminal Tactics

• Imitate well-known brands to trick people into divulging personal information.
• Look past the email's design and closely check the contents to avoid being deceived.

Phishing Email Links

• May include links to fake websites controlled by attackers, with subtle differences in the URL.
• Thoroughly check links before clicking by hovering your mouse over the hyperlink to preview the real URL.

Criminal Tactics

• Pose as someone in an organization, such as the CEO, to target other employees.
• Verify the sender's legitimacy by hovering your cursor over the sender's name to display the sender's address.

Evading Anti-Phishing Filters

• Criminals use images to get around filters that detect suspicious links, words, or phrases.

Creating a Sense of Urgency

• Phishing emails often create a sense of urgency to encourage an immediate response.
• Legitimate sources are unlikely to contact you about an urgent issue via email.

Combating Phishing Threats

• Organizations must provide regular staff awareness training to combat phishing threats.

Characteristics of Phishing Emails

• Scam emails often contain poor spelling, grammar, and formatting, possibly due to the scammer's lack of English fluency or an attempt to evade spam filters.
• May include infected attachments disguised as documents, such as invoices, reports, or receipts.

Dealing with Attachments

• Never open an attachment unless expected and verify the sender's legitimacy.

Cyber Criminal Tactics

• Imitate well-known brands to trick people into divulging personal information.
• Look past the email's design and closely check the contents to avoid being deceived.

Phishing Email Links

• May include links to fake websites controlled by attackers, with subtle differences in the URL.
• Thoroughly check links before clicking by hovering your mouse over the hyperlink to preview the real URL.

Criminal Tactics

• Pose as someone in an organization, such as the CEO, to target other employees.
• Verify the sender's legitimacy by hovering your cursor over the sender's name to display the sender's address.

Evading Anti-Phishing Filters

• Criminals use images to get around filters that detect suspicious links, words, or phrases.

Creating a Sense of Urgency

• Phishing emails often create a sense of urgency to encourage an immediate response.
• Legitimate sources are unlikely to contact you about an urgent issue via email.

Combating Phishing Threats

• Organizations must provide regular staff awareness training to combat phishing threats.