Appears to be coming from a trustworthy source, Phishing is a very familiar social engineering attack designed to lure a victim using deceptive emails, instant messages, or text messages.

With a motive to steal the user’s data including login credentials, credit card numbers, employee login information, or details specific to the company, A phishing attack is carried out through a click on a malicious link or attachment resulting in the installation of malware on the user’s machine. Compelling the users to click on the attachment or links, a phishing email can be recognized by emails or messages demanding urgent action, bad grammar and spelling mistakes, unfamiliar greetings, suspicious attachments, emails requesting sensitive data, and inconsistencies in email addresses, links, and domain names. 

From damaging the company’s reputation to loss of corporate funds and from fake social media posts in users’ accounts to fraudulent bank transfers, the growth in the number of phishing attacks has become more challenging to deal with.

Despite the numerous layers of cybersecurity approach an organization implements to secure its reputation, can the lack of cybersecurity education stand as its greatest vulnerability?

- MADHAVI DESAI