Check an Unexpected Request through Another Route
Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
- All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.
Learn the idea
Phishing messages try to influence someone into revealing information or taking an unsafe action. A familiar name, logo or urgent claim is not proof of authenticity. A useful defense is to verify through a known independent route. The exercise uses pretend messages and never asks you to click or submit a credential.
Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link. A message can imitate a familiar sender or display name.
Use this supplied case: Unexpected message says account locked and supplies a new sign-in link. Choose first step. Use the details in this example. Say which detail helped you choose. This pretend example does not tell us how every real system works.
- Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
- Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link.
- Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
- Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.
See the method in action
Unexpected message says account locked and supplies a new sign-in link. Choose first step. The supported answer is Verify independently. Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link. A message can imitate a familiar sender or display name. The supplied facts, rather than an assumed real-world detail, determine this paper case. Compare the recorded action or value with the stated rule before choosing an answer.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link.
- A message can imitate a familiar sender or display name.
See the answer and explanation
Use the established public instructions
The supplied case states: Task uses the already-established public class instructions. Choose route. Under the stated distinction, this identifies Use the established public instructions. Phishing messages try to influence someone into revealing information or taking an unsafe action. A familiar name, logo or urgent claim is not proof of authenticity. A useful defense is to verify through a known independent route. The exercise uses pretend messages and never asks you to click or submit a credential. Pause an unexpected request and verify using a known official route rather than its supplied link.
Take it further
A pretend urgent request supplies a new sign-in link. Verify through the independently known route and do not send passwords or one-time codes through the request.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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