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Tech Republic: How to Prevent Phishing Attacks with Multi-Factor Authentication

Aug 31, 2023

Phishing takes advantage of the weakest link in any organization’s cybersecurity system—human behavior. Phishing attacks are generally launched via email, although some opening salvos have begun using text messaging or phone calls. In the most common scenario, an email arrives purporting to be from HR or IT, for example. It looks just like any other company email. It advises the viewer to update their personal information or IT profile by clicking on a link or opening an attachment. When the person does so, they are told to enter personally identifiable information, such as their date of birth, full name, SS# and passwords. This enables a bad actor to take over their account, steal their identity and it can also be the initial stage in a ransomware attack that locks the entire company out of IT systems.