🕵️♂️ Phishing Analysis & Prevention
📖 What is Phishing Analysis & Prevention?
Phishing Analysis & Prevention focuses on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating phishing attacks.
It involves understanding email threats, analyzing suspicious messages, extracting Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), and implementing strategies to prevent phishing incidents in an organizational environment.
📌 Modules Completed
- Phishing Analysis Fundamentals
- Phishing Emails in Action
- Phishing Analysis Tools
- Phishing Prevention
- The Greenholt Phish
- Snapped Phish-ing Line
- Phishing Unfolding
🎯 Skills Gained
- Analyzing suspicious emails and identifying malicious payloads
- Extracting Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from email headers, attachments, and links
- Using phishing analysis tools for investigation
- Understanding phishing campaigns and attack patterns
- Implementing technical and user-based prevention strategies
- Performing end-to-end phishing investigations and reporting findings
📑 Case Studies
- The Greenholt Phish
Analyzed a simulated phishing campaign to identify malicious emails, extract IOCs, and recommend mitigation strategies.
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✅ Lessons Learned
- Phishing campaigns often leverage social engineering and require careful scrutiny of headers and content.
- Extracting IOCs (URLs, attachments, sender info) is critical for defense and remediation.
- Analysis tools accelerate detection but require proper interpretation.
- User awareness and technical controls (email filters, SPF/DKIM/DMARC) are essential for prevention.
- Case studies helped develop practical experience in detecting, analyzing, and mitigating phishing attacks.
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