Initially, email messaging were the most common method used by such individuals.
However, with the rapid increase in popularity of social media networks and Smartphone’s, the various methods of phishing attacks have started to expand widely.
This becomes harmful to a user when the user clicks on the link, unknown to him/her they will be taken to an unknown site, where they will be asked to input their confidential/personal details.
10 Best Ways to Prevent Phishing Attacks on Computers and Websites
However, clicking on links found in instant messages and unsolicited or spam email messages may not always be the best idea to follow.
The most common majority of phishing attacks come through hyperlinks, therefore, it is important you are cognizant of everything you click on.
Try hovering over links before clicking on them, by so doing you can make sure it leads to where it’s supposed to.
Having this in mind helps to curb away the immense rate of getting your confidential details phished.
Never disclose any personal information over the phone, unless you were the one that originate or start the phone call.
You should also be doubly cautious and extremely timid when asked to phone a particular number in order to update your account details.
Nevertheless, you can keep safe of your online accounts by checking them regularly.
If you haven’t visited an old account in a while, it’s quite possible that someone may have accessed it and could be doing all kinds of nasty things on it.
This is the more important reason you have to regularly check all your accounts and also get into the habit of regularly changing your passwords as the case may be.
However, in many instances these pop-ups are in fact the phishing scams.
Most internet browsers have built in pop-up blockers, while others allow you to determine when to allow and when to disallow pop-ups.
If one of these pop-ups happens to get through the pop-up blocker, it’s very important that you click on the “X” (close button) in the upper corner of the pop-up or the applet window, as opposed to clicking on any buttons within the pop-up ad itself.
Many of these security application softwares have special signatures which are designed to protect and prevent your computer against phishing scams and the like.
Just make sure you are regularly updating it. New definitions and terms are always being added to these applications, as hackers are constantly thinking up new ways of infiltrating your system so as to penetrate and get your details phished.
Still yet, the most common vast majority of phishing emails use Dear Sir/Madam, as opposed to the user’s real name or company name.
Unfortunately, it is so common for a user’s computer to be infected with a virus, Trojan, or worm, the moment they open and download an attachment from a solicited or unsolicited email.
If you do decide to open an attachment in an email, make sure you have your security application software enabled, by that way, if it is a virus, it will be caught and quarantined on time.
Such actions have become the common ways hackers make use of in going about with email spamming and targeting for other malicious activity.
Actually, you want the email to be complex and you still want it to be something that you can easily remember.
Still yet, you want to combine numbers and letters together, you could also use numbers as a substitute for certain letters, such as the following example [email protected].
However; one can also get a custom email address ending with @yoursitename.com from your domain company or using some online application platforms like the google tools, zoho app and others.
With that been said, just know that not every pop-up is a potential phishing scam; many of them are pretty legitimate.
Therefore, you should never part with your personal and confidential details when dealing with a pop-up as getting the better apprehension between a legitimate and illegitimate one can be quite difficult.
Always stay safe and woke and remember to follow these 10 ways to Prevent Phishing Attacks on Computer and Websites.
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