How To Recognize A Risky Email

With studies showing that possibly the greatest cybersecurity risk to any business is suspicious emails its own employees open, it’s important that every employee learn how to spot a fishy email. Any note that lacks specifics, referring to you as “customer,” and to “your business,” or “your account” is enough to raise eyebrows, Lisa Needham writes for Lawyerist. Often, spammers will pretend to be a charity looking to gather donations for a recent tragedy, which should be cross-referenced with available lists of legitimate charities. Don’t be duped by emails purporting to be the IRS or another government agency; the IRS never contacts taxpayers via email. Finally, anything asking for personal information, or urging you to click a link, or download the attachment is worthy of suspicion.