Seems a Bit Phishy

  EDUCAUSE Technology: Multi-factor Authentication/Single Sign-On              Since my blog centers around the topic of phishing, this technology in the Horizon Report seemed fitting  (EDUCAUSE, 2023) . Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) are technologies meant to enhance security and accessibility respectively  (Abernathy & McMillan, 2018) . MFA is the use of more than one authentication method to access data assets. These methods are something you know (credentials, pin number), something you have (smart card, token), something you are (biometrics), or somewhere you are  (Abernathy & McMillan, 2018) . SSO allows a user to access multiple different applications, web pages, and other data assets by only signing on once. This will reduce the need to memorize multiple different credentials for the different applications.             The college that incorporated these ...

Who is the Phishmonger?  Greetings, Welcome to Seems a Bit Phishy. I am the Phishmonger, a doctoral student and information security professional. This blog is a requirement of one of my doctoral courses. The course is meant for the student to discuss futuring and innovation in information technology. The topic of phishing is relevant as current trends show that the future is going to still be a bit phishy. Something Phishy The purpose of this blog is to be able to post my rants on the topic of phishing. This particular method of social engineering is the most effective method of attack to breach security (Yang et al, 2022). While it is not expected for this to blog to be read by more than an audience of one. Raising awareness can be done by shouting into the void that is the internet. Over the next few weeks, this blog will discuss what phishing is. How phishing it done and what methods of attack are common. The history of major phishing incidents and how phishing has evolved will...