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1. Cyber security checks everyone can do to mamke things safer online.
If youre sent a suspicious link, dont click on it. Instead copy and paste it to
VIRUStotal and hit search. They'll check it for you and tell you if its clean or suspicious
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url
If youre sent a suspicious link, dont click on it. Instead copy and paste it to
VIRUStotal and hit search. They'll check it for you and tell you if its clean or suspicious
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url
2. Sign up to haveIbeenowned to be notified if the combination of your email and password has been breached on any sites or is part of a data breach dump. If it says yes, then change your passwords for those sites as soon as you can
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
3. Worried if an email is legitimate or a phish?
Learn the most common things to look out for by taking Googles phishing test here https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/
Learn the most common things to look out for by taking Googles phishing test here
https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/
4. Ever get an email or something sent to you through social media and you're worried about sharing with others, wasting other folks time, etc.
You can check if its an already known scam or hoax here, just add the main heading in the search bar
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/
You can check if its an already known scam or hoax here, just add the main heading in the search bar
https://www.hoax-slayer.com/
5. Be part of the wider community and report phishing emails to the National Cyber Security Centre @NCSC using the email address :
[email protected]
They work hard to take down any fake sites reported. Unfortunately, they can't get back to you, so dont expect a response.
[email protected]
They work hard to take down any fake sites reported. Unfortunately, they can't get back to you, so dont expect a response.
