6 Tips to protect against Phishing Attacks

Phishing Attacks is a common phenomenon and thus 6 tips to protect against Phishing Attacks is being presented so that one is not caught unaware and thus becomes a casuality to this attack and suffers a fraud.
(a) Do not open unsolicited emails or those with enticing offers like you have won a lottery.
(b) Do not open unwanted attachments in Email or a call to download and open or run an attachment or download.
(c) Do not click on links received in emails and preferably type those links.
(d) One must have a comprehensive security software which has real-time behavioral based and browser protection.
(e) Visit onlyreputable and trusted sites only.
(f) Keep widows security updates on as it ensures that windows operating system is auto updated and last but not least use the original copy of Microsoft windows and avoid pirated products.