July’s focus is on PHISHING. Many of us are familiar with this tactic of using email to trick a person to reveal sensitive information, but bad actors continue to change their strategies so there is always more to learn! This issue covers a few different varieties of phishing. It also discusses the key traits that are common in social engineering attacks. Check out the July SECURE IT for tips on how to spot phishing emails and other social engineering scams.

In this issue:

  • Checkout WPI's Phishbowl
  • Social Engineering
  • Why is Higher Ed a Target?
  • KnowBe4 as a Prevention Strategy
  • Watch Out for Summer Scams
  • Learning with Laughter
  • Meet Julius!
  • In the News and Featured Videos
  • It Landed in Junk Mail for a Reason!
  • Diversity in Cybersecurity
Preview

Meme picture of Bill Lumbergh from the movie Office Space with text: "Yeah if we could just stop clicking on phishing emails, that'd be great."