Every e-mail inbox owner has certainly encountered fraud e-mails in their life. Even though the success rate of such attacks is low, there is one target group that is most jeopardised by these attacks: senior citizens. This is why we organise the Deloitte 3XO club for retired professionals with the goal of learning to deal with technology and all the pitfalls brought along by the modern times. And how about you? Do you think you would be able to recognise a phishing e-mail with certainty?
So if you are asking about the topic of the latest Deloitte 3XO club session, the answer is: “How Not to Fall for the Trap of Internet Fraudsters! “ The event was hosted by Senta Čermáková, Deloitte’s Innovation Team Leader. Diana Rádl Rogerová, the Office Managing Partner of Deloitte, welcomed the guests and introduced Deloitte as a company and its activities. The seminar itself was hosted by Marek Jílek, the firm’s cyber security specialist and “ethical hacker”.
Suspicious Addresses and Poor Spelling
So what are the indicators to pay attention to when revealing fraud e-mails? There are a wide range of clues on how to identify such messages. Let us name instances such as the e-mail address itself that seems inappropriate already at first sight; poor language of the message alone; questionable link addresses in the e-mail’s body that forward the e-mail recipient to other, non-trusted websites; attachments that include suspicious (for example executable) files, and other. According to Marek, a sufficient approach is to be careful when reading your e-mails and to pay attention to the above factors. In this way, the chance that the recipient gets tricked drops significantly.
Scam 419: Nigerian Letters
“The Prince of Nigeria got in trouble and needs you to send him money so that he can flee the country. As soon as he gets to a safe place, not only will he refund the money to you, but, he will pay you back a thousand times.“
No doubt, everyone has already encountered this attempted fraud in their e-mail inbox. On the Internet, this type of fraud is known as Nigerian Letters or scam 419, a term used by cyber security experts. Of surprise is the history of this type of fraud, that goes back no closer than to the 18th century.
At the club meeting, the members had a chance to take part in a contest. They were supposed to send in a short essay on their first encounter with modern technologies. The winner was awarded with a cake and a book covering this topic. At the end of the session, the attendees had a chance to discuss the particular issues they face when using their own technology, be it smartphones or computers.
Generation 50 Plus: Ideal Employees?
The working conditions for retired employees are not the most favourable ones, even if they are excellent quality employees: They have many years of working experience, they have excellent professional skills and knowledge, they are loyal and reliable and, to a great degree they respect working discipline and ethics. In the last years that have been coined by an increasing lack of qualified employees, however, the job opportunities for retired employees are increasing. Who are Generation 50 Plus employees? What can they offer? How should employers adapt the working environment for employees of advanced age? We covered all these topics in our survey.
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