Never take candy from a stranger. Never get in a car with someone you don’t know. Those are the lessons we drill into our children. But as kids start to think for themselves, we have to describe elaborate scenarios where the bad guys are more devious in their efforts to trap unsuspecting children.
As adults we follow similar rules. No giving out our passwords or Social Security numbers, no clicking on attachments from strangers. But the bad guys can still trick us, using techniques not much more sophisticated than the promise of a candy bar. Our bank account will be shut down unless we click here. We might have spyware on our PC; better click here.
It takes education and training to recognize even the most obvious phishing scams. I poked around online and found a quiz that will help you recognize a phishing email when it lands in your inbox. Most of the examples relate to our personal finances, which is the grownup version of candy, I guess.
But take a look at the DOD presentation on spear phishing awareness. The examples that look like they’re coming from DOD colleagues really look legitimate.
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