Understanding URLs and Hyperlinks - WIN Cyber Security Minute

Welcome to the next episode of WIN Security Minute. Today we are going to learn how to decode and understand hyperlinks. They are also known as URLs or website addresses. Hackers will often try to trick you into clicking on a URL, to get your computer to open a website that will compromise your machine. That could lead the loss of sensitive data or damages to your company. But if you have the skills to decode where the hacker is sending you, you can easily defend against their attacks.

In this brief presentation we will look at how to see the real hyperlinks, how to understand the structure of hyperlinks, then we will quiz you with some examples, and then follow up with a summary.

First, lets take a few seconds to understand how we can view the REAL hyperlinks. Hackers like to hide the true identity of where a link will take you. You must reveal the real website link by hovering over the URL.