Cybersecurity Month goes on and on and on "Resist Fishing". Oh yes, the nemesis for the world of cybersecurity - ubiquitous and highly effective cyber attack (Phishing).
Σaccording to the report Internet Crime Report 2020 of the FBI, Last year, e-fishing had the most victims of all cybercrime in the US. Unfortunately, some of the victims were children.
The experts of the global cybersecurity company ESET give some basic strategies that parents can follow to help their children avoid falling victim to the next e-fishing attack. For those of you who want to know more about the subject "Child and Internet Security" you can visit the site saferkidsonline of ESET.
But what exactly did we say is e-fishing?
"Phishing" is a disastrous method of cyber-attack based on "Social engineering". The following is a brief definition of e-fishing by our Phishing.org colleagues:
One of the most common examples of phishing is an email that appears to have been sent by a bank but actually leads users to malicious URLs in an attempt to extract their personal information.
How to talk to your kids about e-fishing
As our friends suggest in National Cybersecurity Alliance, it is important to explain to our children that they must develop a cautious tendency versus everything to do with digital communication. Children need to understand that an email, an SMS, an instant social media message, a phone call or a chat can be a phishing attempt. And most importantly, they need to understand that they are the guards who protect the gates from these attacks.
Of course, this is easier said than done. E-fishing has evolved and its perpetrators are capable of deceiving even the most careful adults, let alone children.
The advise "Think before you click" can be very useful. Another approach for parents is to instill in children a mentality "Ask me before you click or open it". This should apply to any unexpected message coming from a stranger or even someone you know.
Tips for Detecting an Fishing Attack
If we are going to let our children spend time in front of the screen and have their responsibilities "Guardian", we need to show them how to detect phishing attempts. Here, the word “show ” is the key word, as simply explaining phishing attacks (and their consequences) is not enough.
In the educational video Protect yourself from Phishing (Stay Safe From Phishing), for example, Google uses a "robber" character to get the point across.
You can show children all the different places these "robbers" go to "fish" their victims, perhaps by creating and printing a list of "places we do not click on things we receive from strangers". This list might include, for example:
- Text messages
- Messages on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter
- Online games
In the same way you can create a list “STOP! DO NOT CLICK! ” to discuss it with your children. This is an opportunity to reinforce some of the warning signs that a message may be an attempt at e-fishing, such as:
- It is not addressed to you by your name
- There are spelling mistakes and the formatting of the text is a bit strange
- The message contains attachments
- You do not recognize who the sender is
- The content is scary or makes you feel uncomfortable
- He asks for personal information
- Contains strange links
Finally, you can show your children a real example of an e-fishing attempt when you receive such a message yourself. It will certainly happen, and it is a good opportunity to present the risk of e-fishing much more effectively.
For more information on Cybersecurity Month you can visit: https://www.eset.com/us/cybersecurity-awareness-month/
More about the dangers that children face on the internet as well as the ways in which - apart from technology - we can mitigate them can be found on the English language website Safer Kids Online created by the global cybersecurity company ESET.
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