National Webcast Initiative

Phishing Scams

~ How to Avoid Getting Hooked ~

October 9, 2008

 

Webcast Presentation:

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Introduction and Opening Remarks

Cornelius Tate
Director
National Cyber Security Division
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

William F. Pelgrin
Chair
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Hun Kim
Director
Online Fraud Detection and Prevention
Internal Revenue Service

Presenters

Kwon
Kaiser

Mischel Kwon

Director
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
National Cyber Security Division
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

and

Michael Kaiser
Executive Director
National Cyber Security Alliance

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Fish and HookThe Fifth Annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month is being celebrated during October 2008 as a collective effort among the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the National Cyber Security Division, and the National Cyber Security Alliance to raise cyber security awareness nationwide and empower citizens, businesses, government and schools to improve their cyber security preparedness and help promote a safe Internet experience.

The national webcast on "Phishing" is part of the 2008 National Cyber Security Awareness Month Campaign.

 

What is Phishing and Why Should You Be So Concerned?

Phishing is an online scam in which an email message directs the email recipient to click on a link that takes them to a website where they are prompted for personal information such as a pin number, social security number, bank account number or credit card number. Both the link and website may closely resemble an authentic website, but they are not legitimate. If the phishing scam is successful, personal accounts may be accessed, money removed from bank accounts, or sensitive information accessed.

These scams continue to proliferate at alarming rates and are becoming more and more difficult to detect. It’s important for you to understand how to recognize a phishing attempt and what you can do to protect yourself.

 

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The Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center have partnered to establish the National Webcast Initiative to develop a series of national webcasts which will examine critical and timely cyber security issues. Embracing the concept that security is everyone's responsibility, these webcasts are available to a broad audience to help raise awareness and knowledge levels. A number of vendors have offered their services at no cost to government, to help develop and deliver the webcasts.

The National Webcast Initiative is also coordinated by the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination and the New York State Forum.

If you have any questions, please contact 518-473-2227 or send an email to info@msisac.org.