{"id":6988,"date":"2022-05-05T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T12:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=6988"},"modified":"2024-08-12T16:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:38:20","slug":"phishing-and-pharming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Guide on Phishing and Pharming"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i>\u201cFishing or phishing\u201d &amp; \u201cFarming or pharming\u201d &#8211; confused about them. Let\u2019s clear it up.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to FINSMES, there were 241,342 victims of pharming and phishing in 2020 in the United States. It comprised 32.96% of all cyber attacks. Google\u2019s Gmail has also stated that they block 100 million phishing emails every day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#What_is_Phishing\" >What is Phishing?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Phishing_Examples\" >Phishing Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#What_is_Pharming\" >What is Pharming?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Pharming_Examples\" >Pharming Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Difference_between_Phishing_and_Pharming\" >Difference between Phishing and Pharming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Similarities_between_Phishing_and_Pharming\" >Similarities between Phishing and Pharming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#How_to_prevent_Phishing_and_Pharming\" >How to prevent Phishing and Pharming?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Lookout_for_HTTPS_in_URLs\" >Lookout for HTTPS in URLs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Check_for_Suspicious-looking_Emails\" >Check for Suspicious-looking Emails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Cybersecurity_Awareness_Training\" >Cybersecurity Awareness Training<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Brand_Monitoring\" >Brand Monitoring<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Avoid_Clicking_on_Links\" >Avoid Clicking on Links<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Email_Authentication_Protocols\" >Email Authentication Protocols<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-and-pharming\/#Recap\" >Recap<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing and pharming are the <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/types-of-social-engineering-attacks\/\"><b>types of social engineering attacks<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">. With passing time and increasing modernity, social engineering attacks are getting more sophisticated which is making them difficult to detect. The attacks which are activated by humans are the toughest threat because human exploitation has possible and depends on negligence and unawareness.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Today, cyber thieves are honing their cybertheft skills to beat the latest technology and innovative security systems to create havoc in the cyber world. Both phishing and pharming, the two major types of cyber attacks are being infamously used to trick users into providing their personal information. Cybercriminals use both of these tactics to obtain the sensitive information of users, however, both of these tactics work with different methods. Let\u2019s move further to find out how.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Many fraudsters carry out these two types of cyber attacks by impersonating anyone, be it health or technical representatives, or government officials. According to ChannelLife, a <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/channellife.com.au\/story\/country-wide-phishing-reports-up-75-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>75% increase in phishing<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> attacks was reported in 2020. 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color: #000000;\">Phishing is the type of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/\"><strong>social engineering attack<\/strong><\/a><\/span> which uses email as a medium of carrying out fraudulent communication. The purpose of phishing attacks is to target users with the aim to con them into revealing their personal and confidential information. In this technique, hackers send spoofed emails in the name of a legitimate source to victims and trick them into clicking on a malicious link or attachment to acquire their personal information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In many instances, these phishing scams use software or security vulnerabilities to install malicious software on the targeted user\u2019s device. In any case, the human factor remains the key element in the successful phishing attempts of these cyber crooks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/phishing-phisher.gif\" alt=\"phishing phisher\" class=\"wp-image-9555\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phishing_Examples\"><\/span><strong>Phishing Examples<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scary part is, that cybercriminals don\u2019t limit themselves to using emails for launching phishing attacks. They can also phish over a website and sometimes go with SMS (smishing) or voice calls\/messages (vishing) to trick users. According to a report published by Security Boulevard, <\/span><b>97% of the users are unable to recognize a sophisticated phishing email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another report by The National News, <\/span><b>94% of businesses in the UAE experienced phishing attacks in the year 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The same report also highlighted that <\/span><b>77% of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-spoofing\/\">email spoofing<\/a><\/span> attack victims in the UAE had their money and valuable data stolen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as compared to the global average of 73%.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Pharming\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What is Pharming?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Pharming is one of the social engineering attacks that involve acquiring credentials of the target user by luring them into a landing page which is usually a lookalike. The target can be an internet user who is given a link to a spoofed website to get access to their log-in credentials or capture personally identifiable information (PII). This personally identifiable information can be bank account numbers, passwords, etc. They are more likely to manipulate them and install the malware on the target\u2019s digital device.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-6989 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/phar.png\" alt=\"How Pharming Attack Works\" class=\"wp-image-9951\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Source: Geeksforgeeks)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In other ways, a user can still get hacked through an authentic link if the DNS (Domain Name System) is hacked or hijacked. Pharming can result in a serious attack on the targeted user and the biggest reason is that the user won\u2019t be able to comprehend that a particular website is hacked.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pharming_Examples\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pharming Examples<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An employee routinely logging into a payroll account may be redirected to a forged website instead. And, if the fraudulent website looks legitimate enough, the victim may end up getting tricked.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to a <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2543237\/elaborate--pharming--attack-targeted-50-banks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>blog by Computerworld<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, there was a pharming attack on 50 financial institutions in Europe, the USA, and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_Phishing_and_Pharming\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Difference between Phishing and Pharming<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">During phishing, the attackers seek crucial information by legal electronic communication whereas, in pharming, a more technical and advanced method is used to acquire credentials.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">During the process of phishing, one person is scammed at a time through a test or email whereas, in pharming, a link is forged which redirects the user from one website to another which is fake and looks like.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing is social engineering attack whereas, pharming is a special kind of email phishing.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In phishing, the victims are tricked by providing personal mail or message while in pharming, private or personal information is acquired by domain spoofing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The process of pharming is more tricky than phishing because it involves manipulating DNS while phishing is the more common attack and it misdirects the user to submit credentials or sensitive information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing can be easily carried out and also identified. On the other hand, pharming is tough to identify as well as carry out.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Similarities_between_Phishing_and_Pharming\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Similarities between Phishing and Pharming<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing and Pharming, both are types of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/\"><strong>social engineering attacks<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. The notion of these attacks is that they are carried out by the manipulation or persuasion skills of attackers. These skills can be attributed to technicality or not, but the manner of delivery is to convince the target about the authenticity of the frauds.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_prevent_Phishing_and_Pharming\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to prevent Phishing and Pharming?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The best way to prevent a phishing attack is by getting aware of different kinds of cyber attacks and being cautious about emails. Both phishing and pharming are serious cyber threats to any organization today. Regardless of their differences, these cyber scams lead to the same consequence i.e. loss of confidential data. In order to secure your organization from these cyber attacks, follow these effective guidelines as cybersecurity measures:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lookout_for_HTTPS_in_URLs\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lookout for HTTPS in URLs<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">DNS spoofing doesn\u2019t generally work on HTTPS websites. Even if the hacker manages to spoof a legitimate website with an HTTPS extension and redirect a server under its control, it will not be of any use.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_for_Suspicious-looking_Emails\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check for Suspicious-looking Emails<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/1-out-of-every-99-mails-is-a-phishing-email\/?utm_source=A%20Brief%20Guide%20on%20Phishing%20and%20Pharming&amp;utm_medium=Kratikal%20Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Phishing emails<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> more than often consist of grammatical errors and suspicious-looking content. Also, the source of the email address in most cases is unknown, so it is always better to cross-check any unfamiliar or unexpected email.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybersecurity_Awareness_Training\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cybersecurity Awareness Training<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">We can\u2019t ignore the fact that employees are the most vulnerable link in the chain of cybersecurity. In order to strengthen this link, it is important to provide employees with proper <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-awareness-training-for-employees\/\"><b>security awareness training<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> to guide them to identify the potential cyber risks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brand_Monitoring\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brand Monitoring<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Always keep track of how your brand is being represented online. Anti-phishing and fraud monitoring tools help in identifying if there is any online copyright infringement activity going on against your organization\u2019s website or application.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_Clicking_on_Links\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Avoid Clicking on Links<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Emails are the successful carriers of malicious attachments like links, document files, images, etc. Try to avoid clicking suspicious or unexpected email attachments or links as they redirect users to fraudulent web pages and request personal information. Make sure to verify such emails on an <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-phishing-incident-response\"><b>incident response tool<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> so as to avoid becoming a target of a cyber attack.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Authentication_Protocols\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email Authentication Protocols<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Why pay for recovering damages of cyberattacks when you can easily avoid them? Secure your email domain from unauthorized access with email authentication protocols such as <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/what-is-dmarc\/\"><b>DMARC<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, dynamic <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spf-authentication\/\"><b>SPF<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, and dynamic <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/dkim\/\"><b>DKIM<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recap\"><\/span><strong>Recap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Pharming and phishing, both are serious threats to the cyber domain. Irrespective of their differences and distinctions, they are intended to steal confidential information. In common terms, the procedure of pharming requires the installation of a malicious code on the target user\u2019s device to redirect the user to a fraudulent or spoofed website. And phishing involves sending enticing emails to target users to acquire their sensitive information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A cyber attack can be expensive and financially damaging for organizations. There are cybersecurity tools such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-security-awareness-training\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>TSAT<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> that provide <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-awareness-training-for-employees\/\"><b>security awareness training for employees<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and assist the enterprise to educate their employees and make them aware of the cyber security domain. To prevent and safeguard from phishing, there is a tool named <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-phishing-incident-response\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\">TPIR<\/span><\/a> (Threatcop Phishing Incident Response),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be used to report and take necessary action regarding malicious and suspicious emails.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFishing or phishing\u201d &amp; \u201cFarming or pharming\u201d &#8211; confused about them. Let\u2019s clear it up. According to FINSMES, there were 241,342 victims of pharming and phishing in 2020 in the United States. It comprised 32.96% of all cyber attacks. Google\u2019s Gmail has also stated that they block 100 million phishing emails every day.&nbsp; Phishing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber-attacks","category-social-engineering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Brief Guide on Phishing and Pharming | Threatcop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"the objective of phishing and pharming assault is to deceive into disclosing personal information. Criminals will employ both. 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