<p>Phishing is a serious threat to any industry. We have seen this topic appear in the news more each day. You might have already received a fraudulent email from what seemed to be your bank or even seen the hacking that took place during the 2016 US presidential election. But what do you know about phishing?</p>

What is Phishing?

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information like login information or other personal identification information (PII), which is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual, such as:

• usernames,
• passwords,
• credit card details,
• SSN (Social Security Number),
• bank account information,
• email,
• phone number,
• secret question answers

Even partial information can increase the chances of success to subsequent social engineering attacks.

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