Since the modern world leverages email as one of the most popular forms of communication and connection today, it's important for everyone to understand both the risk and reward that comes from this kind of engagement. Is this e-mail real or fake? The online world is filled with security threats. Learn how to spot them and maximize your success.Hackers, phishers, and scammers have targeted email as one of their primary forms of attack, which is why everyone needs to be more aware of email scams and how to avoid them.In this e-book, we will look at tips for weeding out phishing emails, how to know when you're being scammed, as well as how to identify if you're working with a quality email. We go over different scenarios, special tricks, and expert insight you can take with you for the rest of your life.The Honor Society Strength & Honor Series is here to provide you with the information and protection you need to succeed today.
"Phishing" is the hot new identity theft scam. An unsuspecting victim receives an e-mail that seems to come from a bank or other financial institution, and it contains a link to a Web site where s/he is asked to provide account details. The site looks legitimate, and 3 to 5 percent of people who receive the e-mail go on to surrender their information-to crooks. One e-mail monitoring organization reported 2.3 billion phishing messages in February 2004 alone. If that weren't enough, the crooks have expanded their operations to include malicious code that steals identity information without the computer user's knowledge. Thousands of computers are compromised each day, and phishing code is increasingly becoming part of the standard exploits. Written by a phishing security expert at a top financial institution, this unique book helps IT professionals respond to phishing incidents. After describing in detail what goes into phishing expeditions, the author provides step-by-step directions for discouraging attacks and responding to those that have already happened. In Phishing, Rachael Lininger: Offers case studies that reveal the technical ins and outs of impressive phishing attacks. Presents a step-by-step model for phishing prevention. Explains how intrusion detection systems can help prevent phishers from attaining their goal-identity theft. Delivers in-depth incident response techniques that can quickly shutdown phishing sites.
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When you walk out onto the street you don't expect to be hit by a bus - but you know it could happen. It's a different story when you're on the Internet though, you should expect scam emails. In order for you to defend your self you need to know the who, what, where, how and why about Internet scams. Learn - WHO . is running these scams? WHAT . are they doing and how do they do it? WHERE . are these people located? HOW . do they get your personal details and what they do with this information? WHY . do they do it? BUT most importantly this book will show you what scams look like so you can spot scams yourself. This book will teach you all the above and two other pieces of key information - how to avoid being scammed and what to do if you are a victim. After everything is said and done there is only one guaranteed method of stopping these scams, and that is KNOWLEDGE - this book will give you just that.
Companies and their customers can save millions every year from fraud, malware and lost productivity if all their users are equipped with basic email safety training. This book addresses this knowledge gap and is written for the non-tech savvy user in mind. Internet security involves all users not just the IT administrator. Topics addressed in the book are: passwords, how to spot a scam, what to do if scammed. The author had been an email consultant for the last 20 years with customers of all sizes from five men teams to government agencies.
From viral comedy sensation James Veitch (as seen on TED, Conan, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) comes a collection of laugh-out-loud funny exchanges with email scammers. The Nigerian prince eager to fork over his inheritance, the family friend stranded unexpectedly in Norway, the lonely Russian beauty looking for love . . . they spam our inboxes with their hapless pleas for help, money, and your social security number. In Dot Con, Veitch finally answers the question: what would happen if you replied? Suspicious emails pop up in our inboxes and our first instinct is to delete unopened. But what if you responded to the deposed princess begging for money in your Gmail? Veitch dives into the underbelly of our absurd email scam culture, playing the scammers at their own game, and these are the surprising, bizarre, and hilarious results.
Is It Safe? PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR BUSINESS, AND YOURSELF ONLINE IDENTITY THEFT. DATA THEFT. INTERNET FRAUD. ONLINE SURVEILLANCE. EMAIL SCAMS. Hacks, attacks, and viruses. The Internet is a dangerous place. In years past, you could protect your computer from malicious activity by installing an antivirus program and activating a firewall utility. Unfortunately, that’s no longer good enough; the Internet has become a much darker place, plagued not only by rogue software but also by dangerous criminals and shadowy government agencies. Is It Safe? addresses the new generation of security threat. It presents information about each type of threat and then discusses ways to minimize and recover from those threats. Is It Safe? differs from other security books by focusing more on the social aspects of online security than purely the technical aspects. Yes, this book still covers topics such as antivirus programs and spam blockers, but it recognizes that today’s online security issues are more behavioral in nature–phishing schemes, email scams, and the like. Are you being scammed? Learn how to spot the newest and most insidious computer security threats–fraudulent retailers, eBay scammers, online con artists, and the like. Is your identity safe? Avoid being one of the nine million Americans each year who have their identities stolen. Today’s real Internet threats aren’t viruses and spam. Today’s real threat are thieves who steal your identity, rack up thousands on your credit card, open businesses under your name, commit crimes, and forever damage your reputation! Is Big Brother watching? Get the scoop on online tracking and surveillance. We examine just who might be tracking your online activities and why. Is your employer watching you? How to tell when you’re being monitored; and how to determine what is acceptable and what isn’t. Michael Miller has written more than 80 nonfiction books over the past two decades. His best-selling books include Que’s YouTube 4 You, Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource, and Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics. He has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to nontechnical readers and for offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics.
The Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams is a compact and easy to use reference guide filled with information Canadians can use to protect themselves against a variety of common scams. It debunks common myths about scams, provides contact information for reporting a scam to the correct authority, and offers a step-by-step guide for scam victims to reduce their losses and avoid becoming repeat victims. Consumers and businesses can consult The Little Black Book of Scams to avoid falling victim to social media and mobile phone scams, fake charities and lotteries, dating and romance scams, and many other schemes used to defraud Canadians of their money and personal information.
Educate readers about the risks that go hand-in-hand with having an email account. Tips on making up secure passwords, recognizing spam, and more abound. Learn what steps people can take to protect themselves from phishing, hackers, and other email threats. An indispensible resource for today’s world.
