{"id":11344,"date":"2025-06-24T17:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/are-you-being-phished-4-things-to-look-out-for\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:43:05","slug":"are-you-being-phished-4-things-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11344","title":{"rendered":"Are You Being Phished? 4 Things to Look Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your business\u2019 computing infrastructure is a pretty resilient system. It has all types of tools added on to keep malicious code, bad actors, and even sabotage from ruining the good thing you have. This reliability has led to hackers changing the way that they go about their business. Nowadays, most of the attacks that affect businesses are phishing attacks. In today\u2019s blog we will go through the elements of a phishing attack and how you can protect your business from them.<\/p>\n

There are really four things you have to be aware of when you are considering if you\u2019re looking at a phishing email. Let\u2019s go through them now:<\/p>\n

There is a Real Sense of Urgency to the Message<\/h2>\n

While a lot of the messages that we get in business have a demanding tone, there is something extraordinarily panicked about a phishing message. Essentially, phishing messages will urge the reader to take immediate action. This action could be in the form of clicking on links, downloading attachments, or giving over credentials that the scammer will then use to infiltrate organizational computing networks to deploy malware or siphon data.<\/p>\n

Poor Grammar and Spelling<\/h2>\n

Many of these messages are created with the notion that the reader will be fooled by the overall legitimacy of the message. Many times they are subterfuge emails sent from a would-be financial institution or an insurance carrier; some business that has legitimacy. Typically, there are signs within the message itself that are blatant signs of its illegitimacy. Variables like misspelled words, poor use of grammar, and other red flags can tip users that the message is not legitimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Domain Is Wrong for the Message<\/h2>\n

When someone sends an official email from a business, typically the domain name of the email address that is sending the email will represent the organization that the message is coming from. If the address doesn\u2019t come from the organization that is sending the message, that is a giant red flag. Most reputable organizations pay good money to host their own domain and if the address you are getting a message from doesn\u2019t represent that, you have to believe that it is a scam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Suspicious Tone to the Message<\/h2>\n

You know the type of messages that you typically get. If a message you receive doesn\u2019t meet the criteria of \u201cnormal\u201d, you should immediately look to verify with the presumed sender of the message that it is legitimate. If it feels off, it probably is. Make sure you get this confirmation through a different means of communication.<\/p>\n

Phishing attacks are everywhere. If you get messages that don’t feel right, don\u2019t interact with them\u2014follow up. For more great tips and tricks return to our blog soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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