Phishing Tutorial



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Phishing Tutorial

Phishing is the process by which someone obtains private information through deceptive or illicit means in order to falsely assume another person’s identity.

The Phisher will use spoofed emails to lead the recipient to counterfeit websites. Once here, the victim is tricked into divulging credit card information, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, etc.

Phishing Tutorial

Title	Date	Comments
Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part One (Tutorial) Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part One (Presentation Slides) Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part One (Narration Text)	5/25/2006	This course is the first of a two-part course on Phishing. Part One will define Phishing and distinguish it from spam, provide Phishing statistics in order to provide some insight as to the current state of Phishing, show how to recognize Phishing and explore Phishing tricks, and provide some Phishing examples and point out how to identify them as scams.
Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part Two (Tutorial) Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part Two (Presentation Slides) Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It: Part Two (Narration Text)	5/25/2006	This is the second part of a two-part course on Phishing. Part Two will continue to provide some Phishing examples, expose some advanced Phishing tricks, provide best practices in order to avoid becoming a victim of Phishing, and identify an appropriate course of action should you become the vicitim of a Phishing scam.
Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It (Course Quick Guide)	5/25/2006	This two-page handout provides a summary of the entire two-part Phishing - Don't Phall Phor It course. The job aid is designed to be printed double-sided and folded into thirds.