But what if someone you trust urged you via e-mail to download a
seemingly important file – would you do that? It’s no secret
that criminals often hide their true identity in order to trick
people into falling for their scams. And it’s so easy to pose as
someone else on the internet, especially since those who you’re
talking to can’t really see you. Impersonating someone else in
order to trick potential victims into taking certain actions
that they wouldn’t normally take is one of the most common
tactics used by cybercriminals to make their internet security
scams successful. Not only can cybercrooks successfully pass as
someone else, but they can also design programs and websites to
look like other legitimate ones. In either case, we’re talking
about spoofing – the art of online masquerading, as most
internet security experts call it. Spoofing versus phishing A
common misconception about spoofing is that it’s the same thing
as phishing. In fact, they’re two different internet security
threats, but strongly t