• What is phishing?
• What is a con artist?
• What kinds of personal information are con artists trying to get when they do a phishing scam?
• What kind of companies do the con artists usually pretend to be?
• Why is the phrase “verify your account” a sign that you are being “phished”?
• Why is the phrase “If you don’t respond within 48 hours” a sign that you are being “phished”?
• Why is the phrase “Dear Valued Customer” a sign that you are being “phished”?
• Why is the phrase “Click the link below to gain access to your account” a sign that you are being “phished”?
• What is a masked link?
• How can you tell if a link is “masked”?
  

• In Step 1, what are the 3 authorities Microsoft suggests you contact if you find out you’ve responded to a phishing scam?
• What is Step 2?
• What is Step 3?

Using the suggestions in What Not To Do When Choosing a Password, make up 6 examples of passwords that are easy to guess.

Using the suggestions in Best Method for Choosing Passwords, make up 6 examples of passwords that would be hard to guess, but not too hard to remember.