Phishing awareness essentials

This is a short course on how to protect yourself against phishing attacks. We start by looking at what phishing is and how to identify it. I will then take you through some real examples of phishing emails and break them down to help you become more familiar with what to look out for.

The next section provides you with some practical hints and tips about what you should do if you were to receive a phishing email. This includes a video about what you need to do if one arrives in your inbox, as well as one about what you need to do if you did click on the email. We will then explore how you recover from a phishing attack.

In the last section, I will give you some useful tips on how you can keep yourself safe, as well as how to share awareness with others, especially if they are not familiar with identifying phishing messages. We finish this section with some handy tips and habits which you can use going forward.

The final video is a short example of a real-life phishing email and the very real consequences which it had on the company and some of its employees.