The Vendor QR Code That Should Not Be Scanned
Choose the safest response to an unexpected QR-code payment request from a known vendor.
A vendor-looking payment update arrives outside the normal procurement system. Priya recognizes the vendor name, but the notice asks her to scan a code and update payment details today. What is the safest next move? Verify through the vendor record or procurement system, then report the notice to security. Right. This separates verification from the suspicious channel and gives security the artifact needed to block the lure. Scan the code on a phone first because mobile browsing is safer than using the finance laptop. Weaker. Moving to a phone does not make an unknown QR destination trustworthy; it can still…
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