Phishing

What is a social engineering attack? What is a phishing attack? How do you avoid being a victim? Social engineering attack is when a person uses their social skills to obtain information about the organization or computer system. A phishing attack use email/websites to get personal information to gain access to the organization. You can easily avoid being a victim by verify identity with the company. Before revealing information about the organization. Make sure you are certain that the person…

could be informative in my own research, providing an in-depth examination on how and why the crimes are performed, however, the source doesn’t provide information about cases which could be a limitation. Brody, R., Mulig, E. and Kimball, V. (2007). Phishing, Pharming and Identity Theft. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 11(3). This article provides insight into the sphere of CyberFraud and its effect internationally and nationally (United States of America), it explores…

Cybersecurity is a big deal in today’s world. People are scared that their personal and confidential information will be hacked and they will lost it. Companies try to prevent security breaches, but there is only so much that they can do. Even the government is trying to stop it. However, the hackers are always a step ahead of us. Is there a way to stop the hackers? Cybersecurity, as known as Computer Security, is the “method of protecting information, computer programs, and other computer…

30 Apr. 2014, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-attraction-doctor/201404/pros-and-cons-online-dating. Accessed 29 Sept. 2017. Author, Blog. “FraudWatch International Blog.” Angler Phishing: The Risks and Dangers of Fake Social Media Brand Profiles – Part 2, blog.fraudwatchinternational.com/social-media/angler-phishing-risks-dangers-fake-social-media-brand-profiles-part-2. Accessed 29 Sept. 2017. Smith, Patrick. “Chilling Stories Of Fake Online Identities And Why People Create Them.”BuzzFeed,…

easily gain access to protected files and data, staging a noble cyber security threat. Spear phishing is also a major security concern to the It industry (Shoemaker & Sigler, 2014). As opposed to regular phishing emails that randomly target people, victims who normally sphere head spear phishing scams are by all means looking for profitable business or private information to earn them money. Spear phishing occurs when malicious hackers target employees via emails that may appear conversant and…

Since the introduction of internet in 1990s, people’s life has changed drastically. Because people use the internet in their day to day activity, constantly personal information like credit card numbers, bank details, social security numbers, personal data, usernames and passwords are travelling between computers through wires or air. As much as business believes that their user’s data is secure, hackers find their way to obtain user’s private data and use it for the benefit of the criminal.…

The average financial loss per incident is $5,130 Identity theft victims usually spend over 500 hours repairing the damage. The long process of repairing identity theft damage can cause great emotional stress. Websites such as IdentityTheft.gov, give step-by-step directions to help walk a victim through repairing the damage. Some Americans neglect the fact that identity theft leads to months of financial damage, emotional stress, and many people do not follow the procedures to protect…

Identity theft is increasingly on the rise because it is a convenient crime. This method of thievery is attractive to criminals because they can commit the crime leisurely within their home, car, the park, place of employment, or anywhere they can access a computer, laptop, or any other electronic device. According to Dictionary.com, identity theft as crimes in which a person’s personal identity is illegally obtained and misused for criminal gain. Identity theft is not new; it has been around…

1. Introduction In today’s life computer and internet has become a basic need of life. They are the mediator of our life. One shares information, store information through internet. Now a day’s internet is a back bone of the society. One can use internet from anywhere and anytime and is easily accessible. The growing dependency on internet world is termed as cyber world. The augmentation in the usage of internet has enabled an increase in the volume of cybercrime activities because there is no…

IT security threats and cryptography 7/A. P1: Explain the different security threats that can affect the IT systems of originations. 7/A.M1: Assess the impact that IT security threats can have on organization's IT systems and business whilst taking account of the principles of information security and legal requirements In today's society data is a very valuable thing companies have to take in to account how to protect that data from the threats, Threats is a way in which the data is vulnerable…