Employee Resource Center

Employee Resource Center | Phishing

Your Employer has mandated that you take this training. Average time to complete: 5 Minutes

Phishing is tech language for fishing over the Internet for confidential business and personal information such as credit card numbers, personal identification, usernames, and passwords. The first phishing scam occurred in 1996.

It uses social engineering techniques and computer programming to lure email recipients and Internet users into believing that a fraudulent website is legitimate.  When the phishing victim clicks the phishing link, they find that their personal identity vital information and even money have been stolen.

Phishing is a term I’m sure you’ve heard thrown around quite a bit when the topic of cyber threats comes up. But how much do you actually know? This short phishing awareness training will help segway you to be a more vigilant employee and help protect/secure the company’s data.

Introduction to Phishing video

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