2024-09-25
SECURITY HINTS & TIPS:
Social Engineering Red Flags #1 Series
The prevalence of phishing scams is at an all-time high. With you being the key to preventing a cyber attack within your organization, it is important to question the legitimacy of every email you receive. Below is a list of questions to ask yourself about the date, time, and subject of the email that may help you realize that you are being phished.
DATE: Analyze the timing of the emai
- Did you receive an email you normally get during regular business hours, but it was sent at an unusual time, such as 3 AM?
SUBJECT: Review the subject line
- To prevent multiple accounts from being compromised, avoid reusing passwords across accounts. Use unique passwords for each account to enhance security.
- Is the email message a reply to something you never sent or requested?
- Does it contain the [External] prefix tag? This means it originated outside of our organization, and extra caution is required.
MGC CYBER
HEROES
Every month, our amazing users identify hundreds of phishing emails with the help of the Phish Alert Button (PAB). Recently Lisa Orland from our Accounts Payable team detected a phishing email. Thanks to Lisa’s quick action our Cybersecurity team was able to investigate and uncover a phishing attempt targeting MGC through a sneaky embedded link in a PDF attachment.
Lisa’s vigilance and adherence to our IT process played a crucial role in alerting our Cybersecurity team about this malicious campaign.
A big thank you to Lisa and all our Cyber Heroes for their unwavering dedication to keeping our business safe!
If you notice anything about the email that alarms you, do not interact with it. This means not clicking links, opening attachments, entering login information, or replying. You are the last line of defence to prevent cyber criminals from succeeding and making you or your organization susceptible to phishing attacks.
Manitoulin Group of Companies Security Team
Cybersecurity@manitoulingroup.
Stop, Look, and Think. Don’t be fooled.