What Is It?
Phishing Facts
Off the Hook
100

A type of social engineering attack that aims to persuade the targeted victim into revealing sensitive information.

Phishing

100

A type of malicious software that gets unknowingly installed on a user's device when a link is clicked.

Malware

100

After receiving an email that you feel could be potentially malicious, this GISD reporting feature should be used. 

PhishNotify

200

 A type of phishing attack that occurs through text message

Smishing

200

A useful acronym for remembering how to prevent phishing scams.

SLAM

200

A TechHelp ticket to this GISD ServiceNow group is necessary when reporting smishing and vishing.

The Help Desk

300

This kind of attack occurs through a voice call rather than email or text.

Vishing

300

The meaning of the "A" in SLAM.

Attachments

300

AI Impersonation is on the rise and has become a powerful tool in these kinds of attacks.

Vishing

400

Often occurs through emails that contain urgent language

Phishing

400

A two-step verification process that requires users to provide two or more separate authentification factors to verify their identity. 

MFA

400

You should ____________ the number if you have determined that a text message was a phishing attempt.

Block

500

This attack typically uses malicious links so the victim is redirected to a spoofed site that looks like a site they have an account with

Smishing

500

The meaning of the "L" in SLAM

Links

500

You can check links before you click by doing this with your cursor to reveal the true URL.

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