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Phishing
Phishing is a type of cyberattack where scammers try to trick you into revealing sensitive information, like passwords or credit card numbers, by pretending to be a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication, typically an email.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Phishing is a social engineering cyberattack vector where malicious actors impersonate legitimate entities via fraudulent electronic communications, primarily email, to deceive victims into divulging sensitive data such as credentials, financial information, or installing malware.
BACKGROUND
Computer security is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It focuses on protecting computer software, systems, and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as to the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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- Email spoofing
- Credential harvesting
- Spear phishing
- Whaling
- Smishing
- Vishing
USAGE NOTE
Phishing remains one of the most prevalent and effective initial compromise vectors for cybercriminals to gain unauthorized access to systems or data.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Phishing.
A leading cybersecurity company specializing in email and cloud security, providing advanced threat protection against sophisticated phishing, spear phishing, and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
Offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based email security services, including advanced threat protection designed to detect and prevent a wide range of phishing and impersonation attempts.
Specializes in security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks, helping organizations educate employees to recognize and avoid social engineering threats, including phishing.
Provides phishing detection and response solutions, empowering employees to report suspicious emails and automating the analysis and remediation of phishing threats.
A global leader in cybersecurity solutions, offering a broad portfolio including email security (FortiMail) and web application firewalls that detect and prevent phishing attempts.
Through Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft provides robust email security capabilities, including advanced anti-phishing protection to safeguard users from malicious email threats.
Offers cloud-based security solutions, including email protection that provides advanced threat detection, anti-phishing, and anti-fraud capabilities to protect against targeted attacks.
Leverages artificial intelligence to provide predictive email defense against sophisticated email-borne threats, including zero-day phishing, spear phishing, and ransomware.