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Top Security Tips for Safe Emailing
Not a day goes by without another phishing scam hitting the news. For many of us, these are just headlines. For the organizations and individuals affected however, a phishing attack can be disastrous. Phishing emails are increasing in frequency, sophistication and severity. How can you best stay protected?
Email threats
Criminals have realized that in order to steal money or information, you don’t need to rob a bank. A simple email will do the job just fine. Phishing emails have been used to steal huge amounts of money ($12 billion according to the FBI) and are responsible for countless data breaches, credential theft, ransomware attacks and other types of malware deployment.
What’s more, thanks to criminal activity on the Dark Web, it’s not only credit card details that are for sale – now full phishing kits are available, starting at around $25.
Most email threats fall into the following categories: