Phishing is, in its simplest definition, the process of attempting to bait a victim with fake email, text, social media, or instant messages that will convince a victim that the message is legitimate.

The message subject and text in an email that tricks a user into opening an attachment. See phishing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

A spear phishing attack that sends out huge numbers of targeted email messages to the same person. See phishing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

As noted above, one of the easiest ways cyber criminals gain unauthorized access to company data is by sending phishing emails. If you're in a hurry or innocently unsuspecting, you might click on ...