Caitlin Sarian shares Navy-backed tactics for spotting phishing scams. Human error causes 95% of security breaches. Hover over links before clicking to verify URLs, and triple-check text messages that ask you to click anything.
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Secrets from the US Navy how to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Attempts hi, I'm Caitlin. I'm a cybersecurity and data protection expert and I want to help you recognize and avoid phishing scams. Let's go. Did you know that human error accounts for 95% of all security breaches? Here are some tips from the US Navy on how to recognize and avoid phishing scams. Number one, be suspicious of any emails with links and verify the URLs before clicking on them. The way to do this is by hovering your mouse over the URL. Do not click on it and see what that URL is to see if it's actually, actually accurate. Also, phishing is not just emails anymore. There are now text phishing scams. So even if you're getting a text message directly to you, make sure you double even triple check who it's coming from and why you're getting it. Like and follow for more cyber security tips.
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