Cyber Security Awareness Training

Posted by burgitech on December 4th, 2020

What Is Phishing?

If someone wanted to catch their own seafood dinner they would set some bait on the hook, cast it into the wide ocean and hope that they could trick a fish into biting what it thinks it’s just something to eat. If someone wants to distribute malware or steal personal information they might send out an email with bait that looks like something worthwhile and then cast it to a wide audience intentionally deceiving people by posing as a legitimate company, service or individual. Criminals typically utilize email to pretend to be a company or service, requesting that you do something usually urgently. They are hoping that you then click the link and fill out the requested information. Once they have this information they may be able to use it in the future to steal your identity or access you account. hipaa security risk analysis

Security risks associated with Email attachments

Everyone knows better than to open the door to a suspicious stranger with a bag and let them inside. But this is actually a very common occurrence in the digital world. Email attachments are one of the most common ways to get infected with malware it’s critical that you avoid opening an attachment if you don’t know who an email is coming from. Even though it may look like an Excel file, a PDF, an image or something else it may in fact be malicious. A downloaded attachment can sometimes immediately infect your computer or may execute a macro after opening a document such as Word or Excel.

What to do if you received a suspicious email?

Well, first, do not click or open the attachments. When in doubt, connect with your IT security team or follow other company policies for suspicious emails and call or text the sender and ask if they actually sent the email. If they did not, let them know they should change their email password and security questions because they were probably breached.  hipaa compliant it services

 How to keep from getting spam emails?

When it comes to spam emails, never open them! Even if you think the subject line is funny or useful and you really want to see the content inside! The reason for this is many times these spam providers have read receipts on the email they sent. This means they know how many people open their emails and which email addresses open their emails. They also know that your email address is legitimate and there is a person who is actively checking that email address! by opening their spam email you’ve just told the spammers, send this person even more spam!. The same thing goes with responding to spam emails. You’re letting them know you exist and that you are a real person!

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