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| Home / Risk Glossary / Phishing | 2 September, 2010 | |
Phishing (Definition)Using forged emails to trick people into visiting fake websites where they will disclose personal information of interest to the sender. Typically either a domain name is used that at first glance appears to be the domain name of the genuine website, or HTML is used to confuse a reader as to the actual destination of a link in an email.See Also: Pharming. Risky Thinking Newsletter Are you responsible for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, or Risk Management in your organization? Then you may wish to receive a free subscription to the the monthly Risky Thinking Newsletter. It contains news, opinions and articles of interest to people working in these areas. View a sample issue, or click here to subscribe. Recent articles have included: A question which confuses many people is whether a document, data, or procedure should be included in the business continuity or disaster recovery plan, or should it simply be referenced by it. As so often is the case, it's a trade-off...
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