What is Baiting - Podcast on Cyber Information Security & Awareness
Channel: Shailendra Srivastava
Date: 12/06/2021

Baiting is a form of social engineering where an attacker actively or passively takes advantage of a person's greed or curiosity by promising some sort of incentive.
The best way to combat this type of attack is when everyone is educated about them. This way, everyone will know how these events happen and what actions they shouldn't do so they aren't attacked. If there are any gift card raffles or exclusive tickets offered by the company, employees should know what the specific email addresses are that this type of reward would come from. Baiting attacks are more common than we think, and the best way to prevent them from being successful is education. Learn about what is legitimate and what is not, and teach those around you so your company and coworkers are safe.