What is Phishing?
Phishing is a fraud technique where attackers send messages or build websites that impersonate a trusted organization to trick people into revealing credentials, payment details or into installing malware.
Why businesses care
Phishing is the entry point for many account takeovers and invoice-fraud incidents, and impersonating your brand damages customer trust.
Example
An email that appears to be from your bank linking to a lookalike login page.How to check
Look for mismatched sender domains, urgent requests and links whose real destination differs from the text.
How to fix
Enforce DMARC to make spoofing harder, use MFA, train staff, and monitor lookalike domains.
Common mistakes
- Relying on filters alone
- Believing HTTPS means a site is legitimate
- Not having a reporting route for staff
Sources
Check it with Email Spoofing Risk Checker
See whether your domain’s email settings let attackers send mail as you. Free spoofing-risk check based on SPF and DMARC.
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