- Cyberthreats have rapidly been increasing as remote work becomes more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To ensure that employees are being cautious and safe, companies have been sending phishing emails in-house to keep tabs.
- Here are the top ten phishing tricks you should be on the lookout for in your work email, just in case it’s the IT team testing your cybersecurity smarts.
Cyberthreats have grown exponentially as people work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. More IT departments within companies now have the mandate to test the cybersecurity of their employees using phishing tricks.
One tax solution company told Business Insider that their IT team is continuously sending employees fake phishing threats to see if they respond appropriately.
“The crooks are testing you all the time, so you might as well test yourself and get one step ahead,” said Paul Ducklin, the principal research scientist at cybersecurity firm Sophos in a statement.
If you’re working at a big wig company but don’t know if whether the genuine-looking email in your inbox is a phishing threat or not —
Duklin lists out the top 10 most common phishing tricks to watch out for: