How to detect and avoid phishing scams

As I predicted last week, the recent data breach at US insurance firm Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has led to a sharp increase in the number of phishing attacks pretending to be from the company.

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What is Phishing?

There are some simple rules you can follow to ensure that you do not fall victim to any of these phishing attacks.

In this short video you will learn how to:

  • Recognise phishing emails in your inbox
  • Check you are on a legitimate webpage
  • View security certificates to ensure sites are safe

 

For more details on phishing and how to stay safe, visit this blog post from my colleague Michael McKinnon.

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