Topic Category: Information Security
Spotting Phishing Attempts Here are some of the most common ways to spot phishing attempts. Make sure to keep these in mind as you are crafting emails to your …
Phishing Defined Further Phishing is a practice of sending emails, where the sender pretends to be from a known organization, in order to trick you into providing sensitive information …
Phishing Attempt Phishing is when a fraudster attempts to gain system access or customer information from an individual in your company through trickery. Phishing could be in the form …
Fraud Fraud occurs when 1) a cardholder’s account is compromised by another individual or 2) when the cardholder attempts to deceive the Program Manager. In the first case, the …
Data Breach A data breach happens when a third-party accesses private cardholder information. This can happen if: You send a client a different client’s report A hacker accesses your …
Virus Infection There are typically two types of viruses – 1) those that infect your computer alone and 2) those that try to infect other computers to which you …
This Really Happened A payroll department manager, who managed a prepaid payroll program, was sitting at her desk one day when she received an urgent email from her …