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Anatomy of a Phish
One of the most common attacks used by cyber criminals is phishing. Phishing is a way cyber criminals attempt to acquire sensitive information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity in some form of electronic communication, the most common one being email.

Keep in mind that some of these emails have links to websites that look much like the site they are trying to mimic. Never click a link from an email you think is suspicious! On our information security website (www.ithaca.edu/icinfosec) we dissect an example of an actual phishing email, and some common things to look for to help you spot them.

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