Understanding Social Engineering

What is social engineering? Social engineering, in broad terms, is the act of influencing someone to take a specific action. Social engineers use our human nature against us. They manipulate our trust in order to get us to do what they want, whether that’s...

Secure UD Newsletter: August 2021

Secure UD Newsletter | August 2021 Understanding Social Engineering 98% of cyber attacks rely on social engineering, which makes it the number one method of attack. With this in mind, the best way to protect ourselves is to understand what social engineering is, how...

Did you spot August’s #SecureUD #Phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted August’s phishing test email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

Did you spot July’s second #SecureUD #Phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted July’s second test phishing email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...

Did you spot July’s first #SecureUD #Phishing test?

If you’re reading this, you may have spotted July’s first test phishing email! As always, you should forward this, or any other suspicious or questionable email, to reportaphish@udel.edu. Even if you click on a phishing link, always report the message. When it’s a UD...