Phishing: Spot the Social Engineering Red Flags

Don’t be phished. Recognizing the signs of social engineering will help you avoid suspicious email that could jeopardize your account and put valuable systems and information at risk.

Be prepared. Review this document to see 22 clues to improve your phishing detection skills.

Report suspicious messages with the Outlook “Report Message” button located on the message ribbon. When using an email client other than Outlook, start a new email to phish@office365.microsoft.com and include the phishing message as an attachment. Review the How to Report a Phish or Spam Email Knowledge Base article for detailed steps.

Submitted by:
Andrew Powell, ITSS, APowell@nvcc.edu