Ok this post has nothing to do with sailing, just some fun I was having. The following rap song (to teach the fictitious employee Ted how to avoid email phishing) has earned me my company's coveted :-) "Security Rock Star" award!

Ted's Phishin' Expedition

Copyright 2016 by Kenneth Van Camp, all rights reserved.

Ted I've got to talk to you, so listen at your best.

It's even more important than Kardashian and West!

So stay right there I'll talk to you 'bout something we call “phishing”.

Not some guys with rod and hook, these bad guys have a mission!

I know that phishing is a name that's sounding kind of funny,

But I bet you won't be thinking that when they've stolen all your money!

We're talking about emails now; if they're from who it says,

Or if they're really just a fraud, let's see if you can guess...

That email you just got it says your account is being closed,

But do you think your bank would email notices like those?

And what about misspellings, and all that awful grammar?

They should be some clues to you, they'll hit you like a hammer!

I know this email claims to be official and important,

But if you click an unknown link, you could lose a fortune!

So read your mails closely Ted, see if they're suspicious.

It could just be a fake you see, from someone really vicious!

REFRAIN:

Oh yeah, Ted you're gonna go far!

Oh yeah, you're a security rock star!

So instead of clicking right now on that email link,

Just take a minute - STOP and THINK.

If you believe that email just might really be legit,

There's safer ways to get that website and to visit it.

Instead of clicking you could type it in your browser's address bar;

Or maybe use your fav'rites, or a bookmark can go far.

And know the lock on the address bar means that website is secure,

So don't give them information unless you're very sure.

Anti-virus software prevents a bad infection,

No need for an expensive cure when using your protection!

And always keep your system and your browser up to date.

Don't wait to close the barn door when the horse is out the gate.

And just one more thing Ted, before I let you go...

Is that email fake or real? Sometimes it's hard to know.

If you get suspicious mail, no matter where it's from,

Report it to security@dnb.com.

(REFRAIN)

And thanks Ted! You da man!