By Roberto Cecchini (INFN – GARR) What is phishing? Phishing is one of the many social engineering techniques used to deceive users. It is a type of fraud used to obtain sensitive information from a person or a firm, such as passwords and credit...
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How to recognise phishing? What should you do with phishing mails? And what if you have clicked on a malicious link? Read our tips and tricks below and become a cyber hero! Tip 1 Phishing emails often contain a link to an external website. Never simply...
By Francesco Ficarola, Università La Sapienza, Rome Warning: picture ahead showing animal in distress If you are reading this, then chances are that you have heard of Social Engineering (SE) at least once in your life. Perhaps, right now, you are...
By Christine Glaser, Communications and Marketing Manager, Restena Foundation, with the contribution of Jean-Paul Weber, Security Engineer, Restena Foundation Any company or institution may one day be faced with social engineering attacks. For example...
By Simona Venuti, security manager at the GARR-CERT ‘When it’s time to talk about social engineering it’s difficult for me to decide from where to start, because it is everywhere around us. The definition of social engineering is...