Sarah's favourite pastime is reading blogs. Today she has found a new one, titled "Secure and Secure with Ease". It's about securing users on the web. "Wow ! I need to learn this", she says to herself.
Scrolling down the page , she comes across the post "Eve's Plan-D: Sneak a peek". She reads it and finds herself in awe!
So this is how people get deceived. And what's more, she just recalls a recent email she had apparently received from Facebook. Curious to dig deeper, she opens it up again and clicks on the link provided. The page looks exactly like facebook. But what is the url? Oh!
"So! I should always check complete URLs whenever entering my login details and complete sender's ID whenever I receive an email", she makes a mental note. "You must never enter your credentials on a page except that which you have opened yourself with the correct URL", says a voice in her head.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin
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Author: Haleemah Zia
Scrolling down the page , she comes across the post "Eve's Plan-D: Sneak a peek". She reads it and finds herself in awe!
So this is how people get deceived. And what's more, she just recalls a recent email she had apparently received from Facebook. Curious to dig deeper, she opens it up again and clicks on the link provided. The page looks exactly like facebook. But what is the url? Oh!
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"So! I should always check complete URLs whenever entering my login details and complete sender's ID whenever I receive an email", she makes a mental note. "You must never enter your credentials on a page except that which you have opened yourself with the correct URL", says a voice in her head.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin
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Author: Haleemah Zia
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