
DIS Social Engineering and Phishing Emails
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Megan Hull-Burg
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With your IT dept: Derek, Tyler, Cindy, Brian, and Meg
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Social Engineering
The tactic of manipulating, influencing, or deceiving a victim in order to gain control over a computer system, or to steal personal and financial information. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.
Discuss with those around you:
What emotions could SEs use to achieve this?
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Common phishing email #1
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Common phishing email #2
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Common phishing email #3
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Time to Test your knowledge!
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Multiple Select
Which of the following subject lines in an email should alert you to possible social engineering? *choose all that contain red flags* Discuss with those around you before answering.
Immediate password check required
Billing information is out of date
Payroll has been delayed
Your meeting attendees are waiting!
Dropbox: Document shared with you
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Multiple Select
Which emotions do social engineers attempt to use against their targets? *Select all that apply* Discuss with those around you before you reply.
greed
curiosity
urgency
helpfulness
fear
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Multiple Choice
How do you find the domain in an email address?
extract the text after the '@' symbol
extract the text before the @ symbol
a domain is the @ symbol
the domain is the full email address
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Multiple Select
What are the red flags that indicate this is a phishing email? *more than 1*
hyperlink to an urgent matter
generic greeting
grammar mistakes
email is addressed to user
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Multiple Select
What are the red flags that indicate this is a phishing email? *more than 1*
log in link provided instead of directing me to their website
It asks me to download a file
urgent request
email domain
Paypal logo is incorrect
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly can't tell
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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Multiple Select
Is this a legitimate or a phishing email?
I'm confident this is legit
I honestly don't know
This is definitely phishing
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No Geolocation info - don’t post where you are or will be
Locking Social Media down - block from public
Password reuse - Different passwords for different accounts
If you are not sure, ask. You can always call or reach out to the sender directly or go to a company's website. Replying to a suspicious email may not be safe.
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