How to avoid getting hooked by phising mails
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2018-05-07
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Phishing mails are an urgent problem for organizations, as one successful attempt
can cost a company millions of euros. Phishing is a form of fraud in which a criminal uses
forged e-mails or websites to access personal data or passwords of internet users imitating a
legitimate address and using the given data to withdraw money or spread more phishing
mails. Considering this relevance, the Human Firewall campaign of a big energy company
was looking for a new approach to tackle the problem that too many employees get hooked
by phishing mails as well as to raise overall awareness for the whole campaign. In this study,
self-awareness was primed and an informative article was written to decrease the likelihood
that an employee clicks on a phishing mail. It was shown, that both measures effectively
improved the reaction on the phishing mails, given that the intervention is noticed.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen