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Did you know that over 90% of all cyberattacks start with an email?<\/a>\u00a0 That\u2019s right, most successful cyberattacks start with someone simply clicking a link in an email. Additionally, approximately\u00a0306.4 billion emails<\/a>\u00a0are sent every day! Email remains one of the most used methods of communication, particularly for businesses. In 2021 Phishing<\/a> and pretexting<\/a> made up a whopping 93% of all social breaches, and email is the most common way cybercriminals breach a company (96%).<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s digital world, email has become an indispensable part of our lives, as almost every communication in an enterprise happens here. Even though emails are used so freely, it is important for an organization not to become complacent about protecting the data shared via emails, as they can cause severe damage to its business.<\/p>\n

With the growing threat of hackers, viruses, spam, phishing, identity theft, and\u00a0ransomware attacks<\/a>, organizations have an added responsibility to secure their business data and treat email security as a priority.<\/p>\n

Here are three red flags to look for in your emails, especially ones with attachments. <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Do you recognize the sender? Is this someone you engage with often, or is this the first time you’re seeing their name in your inbox? Check to be sure. Do a quick search to see if you’ve ever engaged with this person before and check with others in the company if necessary. If you are unsure, do not click! <\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Is there a sense of urgency to the email? How does it make you feel? Does it have an angry tone or a \u201cyou dropped the ball\u201d tone and now you have to go and do this important thing right now? Go ahead and do it right now. Open the attachment right now. If that’s the feeling you get, that’s a red flag.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Does it lead to only one option? For example, is the message leading you to open the attachment, or click the link, without any other way to contact the person, like a phone number. Whenever you’re led down a narrow path like that, that’s a red flag. You can never go wrong, allowing your red flags suspicions to make you take pause. Think before you click.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Take a look at this example of what to look out for in dangerous emails<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n

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    What You Should Do<\/strong><\/h3>\n