[INFOGRAPHIC] Holiday Phishing Red Flags to Watch Out For



Phishing attacks never slow down during the holiday season. Experian reported that 1 in 4 victims fell victim to fraud during the holidays.

It's more important than ever for you and your users to be vigilant of any potential suspicious activity. This helpful infographic is an example of an e-card "from a friend", a very common phishing email type seen around the holidays and the common red flags they might see in an email like this: 

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Click here to download the full infographic (PDF). This is great to share with your users!

The red flags used in this example that your users should be watching out for are:

  1. Do you know who the sender is? 
  2. Do you normally receive holiday specific emails at work?
  3. Is this link reliable? Should I open this attachment?
  4. If I hover over the link, is it taking me to a different address?
  5. Does the file attachment have a possibly dangerous file extension? 
  6. How urgent is this email? 

Make sure you and your users stay safe this holiday season! 


Get Your Free 2024 Holiday Security Awareness Resource Kit

It’s not just you and your organization getting busier during the holiday season. Cybercriminals are also working overtime! This makes one of the busiest times of year one of the most important times for your employees to stay vigilant against cybersecurity threats.

That's why we put together this resource kit to help ensure cybercriminals’ extra effort this season is for nothing! Use these resources to help your users make smarter security decisions every day.

Holiday-Resource-Kit-2024Here's what you'll get:

  • New! The Gift of Awareness: Holiday Cybersecurity Essentials training module
  • Two free holiday training modules, available in multiple languages
  • Security documents and digital signage to reinforce the free modules included in the kit to share with your users
  • Newsletters about holiday shopping and travel safety for your users
  • Resources for you to help with security planning for the upcoming year

Get Your Free Resource Kit Now!

PS: Don't like to click on redirected buttons? Cut & Paste this link in your browser:

https://info.knowbe4.com/free-holiday-resource-kit

Topics: Phishing, KnowBe4



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