Take Charge! - Smart Choices for Your Cox Digital Home

1) “Pharming” is:

a) An e-mail that tries to persuade you to give up personal information
b) A web site imitating a legitimate brand you know and trust
c) The new, hip way to grow crops

2) A good way to judge whether a web site is secure is to:

a) Access the web site by clicking on a link in the e-mail
b) Look for the company logo and corporate color-scheme
c) Look for “https://” at the beginning of the URL.

3) A “Phishing” scam is:

a) Calling into work sick, and then going fishing
b) An e-mail that contains false urgency to validate personal information immediately - with the intentions of stealing your personal information
c) People selling counterfeit concert tickets to see a Grateful Dead-like band

4) The best way to avoid phishing and pharming online is to:

a) Never shop online – always go to the brick and mortar store to make purchases
b) Cut up your credit cards and only use cash
c) Continue to pay bills and shop online – but be aware of when and where you give out personal information

5) If you come across a phishing or pharming scam, you should:

a) Notify the FBI, FTC, the Anti-Phishing Group and the company that is being imitated
b) Forward it to all your friends
c) Do nothing

6) Security software is:

a) Nice to have, but not really important.
b) A waste of time and/or money.
c) Important to have installed on every computer.