Smishing, Spear Phishing, and Spam - Phone Security Terms You Probably Don’t Know But Should
Imagine this: you get this text from the College President himself, asking for a favor. Of course you’re going to help, right? Wrong.
Texts to Test Your Loyalty and Security!
Imagine this scenario. It’s just a normal busy work day and you receive a text message to your personal cell phone from your supervisor or other administrator asking for assistance with something only you can help with! Or, so it seems. Text scams, also known as smishing, are trending frequently these days and can easily get users to engage in the conversation and potentially participate in the scam they’re attempting.