Social Engineering Red Flags
Social Engineering Red Flags
Red flags are signs of danger or a problem. Protect yourself and your organization from cybercriminals by being aware of these warning signs and knowing actions to stay safe.
Always stop, look, and think before you click on a link, open an attachment, or take any action.
Common Red Flags
- Someone you don’t know following you or your co-workers inside the office.
- Someone looking at your screen or watching what you type.
- Someone you don’t recognize looking through your desk.
- Social media connection requests from someone you don’t recognize.
- Receiving an unusual request from somone you know.
- Requests that offer you something inexchange for private organizational information.
- Unexpected emails, phone calls, and voice or text messages.
- Urgent requests to take an action.
Information provided by KnowBe4
Actions to Stay Safe
- Contact security about unknown individuals.
- Pay attention to your surroundings and safeguard organizational information.
- Keep confidential information and devices locked-up/secured when not in use.
- Don’t accept unsolicited requests; report them to the service.
- Contact the person directly to verify it’s legitimate.
- Be cautios before sharing any personal or organizational information.
- Follow your organization’s secrutiy prolicies for handling suspicious correspondences.
- Never act on emotion and take the time to verify the reques is legitimate.