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Phishing
Defense
Guide
An effective tactic. That’s how the
FBI Cybercrime Division describes the
growing problem that has become
phish⬧ing(noun) something of a pandemic for the
1. the fraudulent practice of sending emails world of Online Business Operations.
purporting to be from reputable companies
in order to induce individuals to reveal
Your Guidacent Phishing Defense Guide can
personal information, such as passwords
help you reduce the risk of compromise
and credit card numbers.
from a potential phishing campaign.
2. type of social engineering where an
attacker sends a fraudulent message
Did you know that more than 90 percent of all
designed to trick a human victim into data breaches began as part of a Phishing
revealing sensitive information. campaign?