Do you trust your team?

People of this caliber are intelligent and capable, knowing better than to open unknown attachments or click on suspicious links.

Phishing emails are designed to look legitimate, and are used to trick recipients into downloading malware or providing sensitive data.

They're not fools who fall for such schemes.

At least, they believe it. Unfortunately, just because someone believes they can identify a phishing attempt doesn't mean it's actually happening; cyber criminals use this misperception of security against us.

Studies have revealed that 86% of employees feel confident in their ability to identify phishing emails... yet over half have already been scammed.

Give that some thought.

People were unaware that they had fallen for cyber criminals' schemes. Cyber criminals no longer use obvious approaches like emailing "foreign Prince", but more sophisticated tactics such as:

Emails that seem to come from your bank or supplier. imunitar Fake invoices which appear legitimate.
Phishing scams have become harder to spot as their methods evolve; those who think themselves too intelligent for such scams are most vulnerable.

Dunning-Kruger Effect can be seen here; people tend to believe they know more about cyber security than they actually do.

What is the downside of overconfidence?

People who believe they are impervious to scams don't take necessary precautions against them. Instead of scrutinizing links thoroughly before clicking them, these individuals assume they won't fall for scams and simply click them anyway - an approach used by cyber criminals to gain entry to business systems and data.

Are You Protected Against Phishing Scams?

There is good news if you want to lower the chance of becoming victimized by phishing scams: all it takes is changing one's attitude - don't assume your staff knows what they're doing; rather ensure they have been properly informed with regular phishing training helping your employees recognize more sophisticated scams that have emerged over time.

But training alone may not be sufficient; your employees need to feel at ease reporting suspicious activity if you want them to report scams effectively. Without such an environment in place, cyber criminals gain an upper hand - it is therefore equally essential that workplace culture supports and welcomes security concerns without criticism or judgement being directed toward employees who raise them.

Cyber security is not about intelligence but rather vigilance. Even tech-savvy employees may be taken by surprise by an intricate scam, so it is best to always assume a threat is genuine and exercise caution before placing your trust in anyone or anything.

As soon as someone thinks "I wouldn't do that", they may become vulnerable and fall prey to predatory behaviours.

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