Jason states he received the following email from the Human Resources Department: What should the user do?

The correct answer is C. Report the email to the IT department that handles threats al their company, then delete the email.. The email shows characteristics of a phishing attack (external sender, urgent action, suspicious link). The correct action is to report it to IT/security and then delete it without clicking links or

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Jason states he received the following email from the Human Resources Department: What should the user do?

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Options

AClick on the link to see if the email is authentic and came from inside their company.
BReply to the email and provide the proper information.
CReport the email to the IT department that handles threats al their company, then delete the email.
DShow another employee and ask if they think the email is from the Human Resources department.

How the community answered

(44 responses)

A
9% (4)
B
2% (1)
C
84% (37)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

The email shows characteristics of a phishing attack (external sender, urgent action, suspicious link). The correct action is to report it to IT/security and then delete it without clicking links or

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#phishing#social engineering#email security#incident response

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