You are the Head of IT Security at a financial institution in Malaysia. Due to the...

 

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You are the Head of IT Security at a financial institution in Malaysia. Due to the rise in cyber crime in recent years, you have been asked to prepare a plan of action to combat phishing (for online transaction services provided by the financial institution). a) In your plan of action, firstly define and explain in detail what phishing is. b) How can phishing affect the financial institution? c) How can the financial institution clients avoid being affected by phishing? [5 marks] [10 marks] [10 marks] You are the Head of IT Security at a financial institution in Malaysia. Due to the rise in cyber crime in recent years, you have been asked to prepare a plan of action to combat phishing (for online transaction services provided by the financial institution). a) In your plan of action, firstly define and explain in detail what phishing is. b) How can phishing affect the financial institution? c) How can the financial institution clients avoid being affected by phishing? [5 marks] [10 marks] [10 marks]

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a Phishing is a type of cyber attack where malicious actors impersonate a trustworthy entity such as a financial institution to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information like usernames ... View the full answer