Anyone using email should be aware of phishing and spoofing emails. In many cases, these fraudulent emails rely on the user's actions to be effective.
"It's easier to hack a human than it is to hack their technology." Hackers and cybercriminals everywhere.
✓ Increased awareness and critical thinking skills for email is vital for security and safety.
Many of these emails are not on their own dangerous or malicious - they require an action by the email user to be effective for the hacker. This is known as "social engineering" - a term that means psychological manipulation.
Whack - a mole - Eventually, the email address a hacker uses for these exploits will be blocked as they become identified as malicious. But, by then, they have moved on and are sending new exploits from a fresh address.
✓ Many phishing and spoofing emails are not blocked and cannot be stopped because they do not contain anything known to be malicious.
First, you can always contact us by sending a screenshot or forwarding a suspect email for analysis. The main thing is to not trust anything until you can credentialize the email.
✓ Treat every email in your inbox as "guilty until proven innocent" and "when in doubt, delete it out."
✓ Take a screenshot of the suspect email, and forward it to support@totaldigitalsecurity.com for analysis.
✓ Refer to this handy guide "22 Red Flags" by our world-class partner KnowBe4 - the preeminent anti-phishing training firm. Click the image for a download:
For more resources, be sure to visit our Support pages:
✓ How to Avoid Email Spoofing:
https://www.totaldigitalsecurity.com/support-resources/private-email/how-to-avoid-email-spoofing
✓ How to Stop Spam:
https://www.totaldigitalsecurity.com/support-resources/private-email/how-to-stop-spam
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