Is your organization using email safely in the workplace? Review these email security best practices and – if you’re not already – start implementing them today!
ALWAYS
Check the email ‘From’ field to validate the sender. This ‘From’ address may be spoofed.
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Check for so-called ‘double-extended’ scam attachments. A text file named ‘safe.txt’ is safe, but a file called ‘safe.txt.exe’ is not.
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Report all suspicious emails to your Information Technology help desk or use provided submission tools.
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Note that www.microsoft.com and www.support.microsoft.software.com are two different domains (and only the first one is real).
DO NOT
“Unsubscribe” immediately. Some unsubscribe links are fake and lead to more phishing attempts, but many are legitimate and are required by senders to allow people to opt out of messaging. As a general rule, use caution when unsubscribing from unsolicited bulk messaging and research the sender before clicking unsubscribe.
DO NOT
Open any email attachments that end with: .exe, .scr, .bat, .com, or other executable files you do not recognize.
DO NOT
Ever click embedded links in messages without hovering your mouse over them first to check the URL.
DO NOT
Respond or reply to spam in any way. Use the delete button.
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