Types of Phishing Attacks You Need to Know to Stay Safe
Phishing tactics exists for one purpose: to get confidential information from an unsuspecting target to get something of value in return. But knowing about the hugely diverse set of today’s phishing tactics can help ordinary people, home and business internet users alike, to be more prepared for the inevitable instance when they become the target.
Get a detailed look at these eleven phishing tactics and how to protect yourself from these attacks:
- Standard Phishing
- Malware Phishing
- Spear Phishing
- Smishing
- Search Engine Phishing
- Vishing
- Pharming
- Clone Phishing
- Man-in-the-Middle Phishing
- BEC
- Malvertising