Director of Information Technology

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skullnobrains

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The other day a few of my users received a Phishing email regarding updates to their security on Microsoft.&nbsp; There were obvious keys that it was Phish, but the one thing that I am scratching my head about is how the subject line had some unknown characters, but looks normal. how it looked on mobile apps as well as when you opened the email from within Outlook.##Password Update Reminder ##johndoe@contso.comHow it looked in Outlook from the main window as well as how my ticketing system saw the email.&nbsp;##Pas--sw--ord Up--date Re--min--de--r ##johndoe@contso.com If you copied and pasted the subject into Notepad or Word you saw the weird formating. My question is why did I see this without the weird formating from the mobile apps as well as when I opened the email? 
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The other day a few of my users received a Phishing email regarding updates to their security on Microsoft. 
There were obvious keys that it was Phish, but the one thing that I am scratching my head about is how the subject line had some unknown characters, but looks normal.
how it looked on mobile apps as well as when you opened the email from within Outlook.
##Password Update Reminder ##johndoe@contso.com
How it looked in Outlook from the main window as well as how my ticketing system saw the email.
 ##Pas--sw--ord Up--date Re--min--de--r ##johndoe@contso.com
If you copied and pasted the subject into Notepad or Word you saw the weird formating.
My question is why did I see this without the weird formating from the mobile apps as well as when I opened the email?

Weird text format in email subject to fool users to enter their credentials.

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.

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Microsoft is best known for their Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Microsoft's mission is to "enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential by creating technology that transforms the way people work, play, and communicate.” Currently, the Windows operating system created by Microsoft powers over a billion devices around the world. On top of their share in the software creation market, Microsoft manufactures hardware, including laptops, phones, and attachments.

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