Tips on How to Avoid Phishing
The following tips are from an e-mail OnYourMark Marketing received from the Google AdWords Team.
- Don’t reply to or click on links in emails that ask for personal, financial, or account information.
- Check the message headers. The From: address and the Return-path should reference the same source.
- Instead of clicking the links in emails, go to the websites directly by typing the web address into your browser, cut and paste or use bookmarks.
- If on a secure page, look for “https” at the begging of the URL and the padlock icon in the browser.
- Keep your computer’s antivirus, spyware, browser, and security patches up to date and regularly run system scans.
- Review your accounts regularly and check for unauthorized activity.
- Use a browser that has a phishing filter (Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera).
To read more on these tips please visit Google’s Blog on Phishing
or contact your Register Success Team.