Avoiding Phishing Scams

It's easy to fall prey to phishing scams—even for the most tech-savvy computer user. In this short course, staff instructor Jess Stratton shows how to recognize the signs of a potential phishing scam to keep your computer safe from malicious attacks. Jess takes you through several email phishing scams, explaining how to look critically at the emails you receive. She points out some of the most common scenarios used by hackers—along with other telltale signs of a phishing email—so that you can protect your computer from email phishing scams.