Spot a Phishing Email
Documentary Blueprint style · Puck voice · English · landscape · finished video approximately 56 seconds.
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An email arrives from "IT Support": your account will be locked in thirty minutes. Click here to verify your password. Would you click? Pause. This could be phishing: a message designed to trick you into sharing information or opening a harmful link. First, notice the pressure. An urgent deadline is a reason to slow down. Next, check the sender's full email address. A familiar display name alone doesn't prove who sent it. Then, check where the link leads. If you're unsure, don't open it. Go to the company's app or website using a route you already trust. Still uncertain? Contact your IT team through a known channel and report the message using your workplace's reporting process. If you already clicked, tell IT promptly. Remember: pause, verify, report.