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DNS | Security | Phishing Attacks

By: Jason Maki
April 21st, 2021

It is a warm summer day and the ice cream shop down the block sends out a coupon link for 50% off a pint of your choice to your office. The coupon link comes from the reception desk email from your office building. To receive the offer, you click the link and pull it up on your phone’s mobile browser to show it at the register. How many of your staff are going to question whether it’s legitimate? How long until the ice cream shop clerk says it’s not legitimate? By the time word spreads of the scam, employees have opened a malicious link that can lead to a network breach.