Level 3

Phishing Awareness

Phishing attacks attempt to convince people to reveal information, open unsafe links, download malicious files, or approve fraudulent requests. These attacks may arrive through email, SMS, social media, phone calls, or fake login pages.

This level teaches you how to examine unexpected messages carefully and recognize warning signs such as urgency, suspicious links, unusual sender addresses, spelling mistakes, and requests for passwords or payment information.

Topics covered in this level

• Recognizing phishing emails and fake messages.
• Checking sender addresses and website links.
• Identifying suspicious attachments.
• Responding safely to urgent account warnings.
• Reporting suspected phishing attempts.

Learning objective

After completing this level, you should be better prepared to identify suspicious messages and verify requests before clicking, downloading, replying, or sharing information.