This essay focuses on a Short Newsletter Item: The Dangers of Biting on a Phish.Since this article is for a newsletter, you may use an informal but professional tone (address the reader as “you,” use “we” and “our” to refer to the organization’s perspective). The focus of the article should be upon changing how people think about and respond to computer security incidents. Humor is good but should not lessen the severity of the problem.

Short Newsletter Item: The Dangers of Biting on a Phish

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Write a short “newsletter” article (3 to 5 paragraphs) for the non-technical managers and employees at Sifers-Grayson to explain the following:

(a)Firstly  What is Phishing? (Focus on phishing emails and targeted attacks that include spear phishing and whaling.)

(b) Secondly, What “bad things” can happen when a successful phishing attack gives outsiders access to company networks and computers?

(c) How can employees avoid “biting” on a “phish?”

(d) How should employees report phishing attacks? Why is immediate reporting critical to stopping the attackers?

Since this article is for a newsletter,

you may use an informal but professional tone (address the reader as “you,” use “we” and “our” to refer to the organization’s perspective). The focus of the article should be upon changing how people think about and respond to computer security incidents. Humor is good but should not lessen the severity of the problem.

Provide in-text citations and references for 3 or more authoritative sources. Put the reference list at the end of your article.

A reference list is a list of the publication information

for the sources you’ve cited in your paper and is intended to give your readers all the information they need to find those sources. In other publication styles, this list may be called a bibliography or a works cited page, but APA uses the term reference list. Here are a few things to keep in mind about reference lists:

• Firstly, Only list sources you cite in your text. Do not include sources you read but did not cite.
• Secondly, Double-space your list and use a hanging indent for each reference. (View resources on creating hanging indents and double-spacing your work on the Academic Skills Center’s website.)
• Thirdly, Organize your references alphabetically by the author’s last name.
• Include a reference list in every paper in which you cite outside material.
• Do note bold the title of the list.