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b'Of all the security threats that face IT, phishing stands out because it is not an attack on the technology \\u2013 it is \\u201csocial engineering,\\u201d getting incautious users to click seemingly innocuous links or visit seemingly harmless websites and allowing hackers to steal user names, passwords, financial data, or other information they can use. Today, phishing is usually a \\u201cgateway crime\\u201d \\u2013 hackers often use it as a way to get the credentials to gain entry into the broader IT system and launch other attacks, such as ransomware.'