Taking the test

Now that you know what to look for in a potential phishing e-mail or website, the next step is to test your skills.

Point your browser to the below websites to take the Phishing IQ test.

1. http://www.sonicwall.com/phishing
2. http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/phishing_quiz.html
3. http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/phishing-scams.aspx
4. http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.cgi?themailfrontierphishingiqtest

This rates how good you are at distinguishing real e-mails from "phishy" ones.

Once you've completed the test, the site will provide a post-mortem of each e-mail and explains why that particular message was legitimate or not.

Try it out.