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How to avoid falling for the W-2 phishing scam

The W-2 scam tries to take advantage of accounting, controller and HR roles by presenting urgent requests for employee tax information. The right message sent to the right person at the right time can provide immediate results. Training all your outside sales reps or developers on the scam would be a misdirected effort because the scenario doesnt align with their role or access level. For those who fall victim, immediate (but still positive) education is needed, but still positive (but) positive) positive feedback is needed.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3179625/w-2-scams-phishing-and-the-end-of-one-size-fits-all-security-awareness.html

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