NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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open it up and click on any links.
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reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
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delete the email without opening it.
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delete your email account.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Do not open it. In some cases, the act of opening the phishing email may cause you to compromise the security of your Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Delete it immediately to prevent yourself from accidentally opening the message in the future.
Detailed explanation-2: -The good news is that opening a suspicious email, while not ideal, is relatively harmless. Spam emails only become a serious cyber threat if you’ve committed any of the following actions: Downloaded any malicious files or email attachments.
Detailed explanation-3: -Can phishing emails disappear? Yes. In some instances, an email sent with a special type of distribution management tool can disappear from an individual’s inbox after a specified duration of time. Alternatively, the email may still be in the inbox and yet the spammer may have altered it.