CS111 Personal Cyber Safety

Spam, Phishing & Trojans -- detailed notes on chapter from Computer Security Handbook, 6th edition. Used in IA340 Introduction to Information Assurance class (PPTX) (PDF)

How to stop spam emails from reaching your inbox

Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

This is what happens when you reply to spam email (9:48) -- TED (funny)

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CS111 Personal Cyber Safety

RESOURCES: WEEK 6

Protecting Yourself Against Fraud (1): Spam, phishing & Trojans

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