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  1. Spear-phishing is a more targeted form of #phishing, where attackers focus on specific individuals and craft personalised emails, based on gathered information.

    For #CyberSecMonth, we hear from João Machado (#Cybersecurity Analyst at FCT -FCCN) how #SpearPhishing works, how widespread and damaging these attacks have become, how to prevent and counter them, and some real world examples: connect.geant.org/2024/10/15/s

    #CSM24 #CyberSecurityAwareness #SocialEngineering #ECSM #Security #cyberattacks

  2. Trust, but always verify. And if something feels off, report it🛡️

    By trusting his instincts and deciding to dig deeper, Dr. John Smart averted an attempt to infiltrate Guilder University’s #research, stopping a potential #security disaster in its tracks.

    How would you have responded to an unsolicited offer for collaboration from someone you've never met? Would you have investigated further?

    #CSM24 #CyberSecurity #Phishing #Spearphishing #pretexting #CyberSecurityAwareness #ECSM