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The manner in which an organisation or an individual behaves.
''Cybercrime''.


Phishing is an email-based fraud.


==See also==
 
* [[ACT Ethical Code]]
The fraudsters send emails purporting to be from reputable companies or other legitimate sources, in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
* [[Code of conduct]]
 
* [[Code of practice]]
 
* [[Conduct risk]]
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Most common attacks'''''</span>
* [[Financial Conduct Authority]]
:"The most common attacks seen across the Barclays network are phishing scams, through which cybercriminals send malicious emails to gain access to networks and personal information."
:''Ludwig Keyser, Director of Joint Operations Centre, Barclays - EACT Conference Tackling cyber risks in treasury, January 2019.''
 
 
The name 'phishing' is a grim joke variant on 'fishing'.
 
 
 
== See also ==
* [[BEC]]
* [[Cybercrime]]
* [[Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity]]
* [[Hacktivist]]
* [[Internet]]
* [[Spear phishing]]
* [[Spoofing]]
* [[Whaling]]
 
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Revision as of 21:51, 23 May 2019

Cybercrime.

Phishing is an email-based fraud.


The fraudsters send emails purporting to be from reputable companies or other legitimate sources, in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.


Most common attacks
"The most common attacks seen across the Barclays network are phishing scams, through which cybercriminals send malicious emails to gain access to networks and personal information."
Ludwig Keyser, Director of Joint Operations Centre, Barclays - EACT Conference Tackling cyber risks in treasury, January 2019.


The name 'phishing' is a grim joke variant on 'fishing'.


See also