Featured Article – ‘Vishing’ and How to Guard Against It

‘Vishing’, or ‘phishing over the phone’ is on the rise and in this article, we look at vishing techniques and examples, and how to prevent them.

Vishing

The word Vishing is a combination of ‘voice’ and ‘phishing' and describes the criminal process of using internet telephone service (VoIP) calls to deceive victims into divulging personal and payment data. 

Vishing scams to homes often use recorded voice messages e.g. claiming to be from banks and government agencies to make victim...