“We use email like spam filtering tools that filter out the majority of that. And they will also take suspicious emails and quarantine them.”
“I would just log in to Bank of America, or I would just log in to Amazon, or I would just log in to PayPal… I know it’s all BS, so I’m not even going to bother”
Robert Siciliano · Secure & Simple - Podcast for Consultants and CISOs on Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance · Strategic Human Firewall: Overcoming the Human Blind Spot | Interview with Robert Siciliano
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What was described
When receiving a suspicious email, he logs directly into the purported service (e.g., PayPal, Amazon, Bank of America) to verify the claim instead of clicking links or calling the number in the email
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“Almost immediately my inbox was flooded. I received several hundred emails. Of the emails I received, the vast majority were people expressing disappointment and frustration”
“I send a a a note called the it's a it's a plan. My last name called the right stuff that goes out to all of our employees on Tuesday mornings or Friday mornings. And when they replied, you know, when they reply to that email, it comes directly to me.”
“I did less than 10 calls, emails, like email, call, follow up or call email, and had a company within those first 10.”
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