CSO editorial team was once again reminded of why awareness training works. Phishing is a psychological attack. The criminals behind such initiatives want you, the victim, to do something. The trick is actually getting you to do the’something’ without asking too many questions. The tone of the message leveraged fear, and did so by presenting the pretext of someone in authority. The email address of the person who sent it raised a second red flag. The last time CSO had to deal with a malicious email was addressed to fake employees, and the editorial team.”]

