This document summarizes a seminar on phishing. It defines phishing as attempting to acquire personal information through deceitful communications. It discusses common phishing techniques like link manipulation and website forgery. It provides examples of phishing emails and outlines different types of phishing attacks like deceptive, malware-based, and man-in-the-middle. The document also covers causes of phishing, responses to phishing through social, technical and legal approaches, and effects like identity theft. It concludes by emphasizing the need for a combination of organizational practices, security technologies, and user awareness to reduce phishing.