Can you identify and protect yourself from Phishing?
Educate and protect yourself from Phishing attempts.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing)
How can I tell if a website is Phishing for my private information?
The following link will present you with an image of various websites. Can you tell if it is a real site or if it is a phishing website? Underneath the image, are two buttons, Phish and Real. You will receive a score at the end of this short quiz (14 images) and an explanation of why some of the sites in the images are Phishing attempts and are not authentic sites.
Here’s the link to the short 14 image quiz based on Website Phishing attempts:
http://www.opendns.com/phishing-quiz/?utm_source=nl122011&utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=k12
Here’s another short 10 image quiz based on Email Phishing attempts (Click “Start The Test”, then Review each image and choose Legitimate or Phishing at the top):
http://www.sonicwall.com/furl/phishing/index.php
Good luck and I hope this quiz will help you to better identify when you may be a victim of phishing attempts.