To learn phishing fundamentals, visit www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/symptoms.aspx. To see recent examples of phishing attacks, visit www.fraudwatchinternational.com/phishing-alerts/.
a. Using examples from these links, 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 nontechnical friend or relative that explains what phishing is and how your friend or relative can avoid it.