1. The prudent man looketh well to his going.
Phishing and You
The prudent man looketh well to his going.

2. Phishing defined Webster’s Dictionary:
To request confidential information over the Internet under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data.

3. Perfect example
This was forwarded to from a customer at UTC:
-----Original Message-----
From: webmaster [mailto: ]
Sent: Tue 5/5/2009 3:44 PM
Subject: Mailbox Shutdown Notification
You are expected to verify your account to avoid mailbox shutdown by furnishing us with the following
To avoid shutting down of your mailbox which could lead to loss of your important files on our server,you must send these details on receipt of
this message.
Thank you very much.
Webmaster
detials:
Login Username:
Login password: **************

4. Not what you might think
Links won’t always take you where you want to go

5. Spelling counts ≠

6. Keep your eye on the ball

7. Protect yourself Don’t trust links in email
Never give out personal info in an
Check the web address
Type the web addresses you know
Don’t call the phone numbers in strange s
Never open unexpected attachments

8. Additional resources http://www.securitycartoon.com
Any additional questions or concerns:
Contact the UTC ITD at