KnowBe4 - FBI’s Advice on Spotting Phishing

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released a PSA warning that attackers are exploiting people’s trust in sites that use HTTPS. Cybersecurity training has in the past rightly encouraged users to look for the lock icon next to the URL in the browser, but many users still believe this icon is proof that the site they’re on is legitimate. While the lock is important, it only means that traffic to and from the site is private; it doesn’t ensure that the site’s operator is trustworthy.



from KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/fbis-advice-on-spotting-phishing

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