Scope: threat and fraud patterns
The atlas covers common threat patterns, from phishing messages to malicious software, and from telephone fraud scenarios to methods of account takeover. Each record explains how the threat works, where it tries to catch you, the signs that give it away and the steps that protect you. Technical detail is given only as far as it serves your protection; the aim is not to make you an expert but to leave you prepared.
Filters: by channel and by target
You can sift the records by the channel the threat arrives through, such as email, telephone, messaging, social media or the web, and by what it is after: money, account details, personal data, your device. When you arrive with a real situation such as "someone rang me saying they were from the bank", you can find and compare the relevant patterns quickly.
Reading the records: recognising the pattern is enough
Fraud scenarios change their costume constantly, but their skeletons are remarkably fixed: the pressure of urgency, the impersonation of authority, the promise of a prize, fear. The records show you that skeleton; once you know it, new costumes will not catch you out. If you meet a suspicious situation, do not decide in a hurry, and verify through an official channel. For the basic habits of protection, the security content in the Technology section is the preparation for this atlas.