Protecting Cooper University Health Care’s information is extremely important and requires diligence from all employees. By actively learning how to spot and report potentially dangerous phishing emails, we can keep our organization safe.
Phishing emails have proven an effective method for hackers to gain unauthorized access to organizations’ computer networks. Phishing emails attempt to trick employees into clicking an infected link or attachment, or visiting legitimate-looking websites and entering information that allows the hacker to break into the network.
Phishing emails are very common and pose a unique threat because they are customized to get past the best technical prevention controls.
According to industry experts, 91 percent of all data breaches start with a phishing email.
To help prevent these types of attacks and educate Cooper employees on how to handle a potential breach, we are launching the Phishing Awareness Program.
Over the next few months, employees will periodically receive simulated phishing emails that imitate real attacks. The simulated emails are designed to help you recognize the tactics used in real phishing attacks so that you will be able to better recognize potential threats.
If you receive a suspicious email, report it to Cooper IT at spam-alert@cooperhealth.edu immediately. Please don’t simply delete or ignore the phishing email. Help warn other Cooper employees who are likely to receive the same email attack. Reporting potential threats helps protect Cooper and helps to keep our information safe.
If you have any questions about this training program, please contact:
Phil Curran
Chief Information Assurance Office and Chief Privacy Officer
Internal: 1107215
External: 856.536.1317
curran-philip@cooperhealth.edu