October 13, 2023
(IT Security Tips) Wanted: Frankenphisher (National Cyber Security Awareness Month)
Posted in: Information Security
Frankenphisher is stitched together from all the most dangerous pieces of phishing emails; compromised links, malicious attachments, you name it! Before he gets a chance to bust down the door of our networks, make sure you know what makes a phishy email phishy.
Targets: Users that don’t check links using the , are not cyber security aware (haven’t completed the free training the University offers!), let their cyber awareness guard down, etc.
Monster’s Weaknesses: Critical thinking, patient link clickers, fire
Bonus tip: Always use the “hover over” technique to check web links before clicking! To learn how, go to: www.montclair.edu/information-technology/security/security-tips/#hover-over