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✓ Clone phishing is a type of phishing attack whereby a legitimate.

➢ Voice phishing –
✓ It is also known as a vishing.

✓ The use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct

phishing attacks.

➢ SMS phishing –
✓ It is also know as a smishing.

✓ Conceptually similar to email phishing, except attackers use cell

phone text messages to deliver the 'bait

➢ Page hijacking -

✓ Involves compromising legitimate web pages in order to redirect
users to a malicious website or an exploit kit via cross site

scripting.

• How does phishing work?

• How do I protect against phishing attacks
➢ User Education –

✓ One way to protect your organization from phishing is user

education.
✓ Education should involve all employees .

✓ High-level executives are often a target Teach them how to
recognize a phishing email and what to do when they receive one.

✓ Simulation exercises are also key for assessing how your

employees react to a staged phishing attack