No one wants to believe that they would fall for a phishing scam, yet 30% of those emails end up being opened. THIRTY PERCENT, according to an audit of many managed service providers.
Most phishing attacks are in the form of a document that an employee might expect, like communication from the HR Department. Did you contact anyone at HR? Are you expecting a review? If not, reach out to the department in question and ask; if it’s not real you have just saved your company and yourself a lot of headaches and money.
Always name check and NEVER click on an unrecognized link. Usually, phishing scams want your username and password, this should be a major red flag! Poor spelling or grammar is another signal that the email is probably fake. Finally, is the email threatening you in any way? By this we mean are they saying your account is going to be closed or this is the last day to rectify a problem like the closing of your account.
A really good managed service provider will always be monitoring your system and devices, constantly looking for an intruder. If you are ever suspicious always contact the individual that looks like they sent the e-mail, if any alarm bells have gone off you need to listen to them.
We’re talking phishing, not fishing!
