To learn the fundamentals of phishing, visit the following site: www.microsoft.com/protect /fraud/phishing/symptoms.aspx. To see recent examples of phishing attacks, visit www.fraudwatchinternational.com/phishing/.

a. Using examples from these Web sites, describe how phishing works.

b. Explain why a link that appears to be legitimate, such as www.microsoft.mysite.com may, in fact, be a link to a phisher's site.

c. List five indicators of a phishing attack.

d. Write an email that you could send to a friend or relative who is not well versed in technical matters that explains what phishing is and how that person can avoid it.