Spiceworks On the Air: Fake News! How Hackers Are Using Headlines As Phish-Bait

Presented by

Erich Kron, Justin Ong, Angie Mongtomery

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Extra Extra! Read all about it! Your users are far more likely to click on phish-bait when it references current events and other headlines they may be reading from other sources. So how can organizations stay ahead of this startling trend and keep their users in the know? On this episode of On the Air, we’ll be talking about exactly how and in what ways bad guys are successfully turning real news stories into clickbait, and what you should be doing about it. We’ll be talking with an IT pro from the Spiceworks Community as well as an expert from KnowBe4. Here’s what we’ll discuss: - Which types of news stories are more irresistible to your users than others - Keeping your training up to date and teaching your users how to spot fake news headlines - How to utilize these techniques in your own phish testing

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