Re:Gitlab phished its own work-from-home staff, and 1 in 5 f...
by kjaftaedi on Saturday May 23, 2020 @09:45AM
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It's not about defending against something specific.
It's using strategies like teaching people to check links before clicking them that can prevent a number of different things (phishing, malware, etc.)
If you've already clicked a link, attackers know exactly what browser you are using, and that you're probably also willing to click on the next link you send them too, allowing them to go from a blanket attack to a targeted attack.
It's using strategies like teaching people to check links before clicking them that can prevent a number of different things (phishing, malware, etc.)
If you've already clicked a link, attackers know exactly what browser you are using, and that you're probably also willing to click on the next link you send them too, allowing them to go from a blanket attack to a targeted attack.