New post about email security

Emails are one of the most common and widely used media to exchange information for official and personal needs. According to new studies by Keone Software around 205 billion emails were exchanged by individuals in the year 2015, and this count increased to 246 billion in 2019.

With the increasing popularity of digital media and the internet, business owners have moved online. Even the financial institutes, insurance companies, and other service providers also offer electronic access to the system. In such situations, hackers avail more opportunities to lead phishing attacks on your emails. It is important to learn a few trusted methods and tactics to protect your email box from harmful phishing attacks.

How hackers could attack your email

In today’s advanced world, it is possible to do so many things via online systems. That is why your usernames, passwords, and other credentials are very important to hackers. Once they gain access to such sensitive information, they may log in to your personal accounts and steal all your hard-earned money.

As a common scenario, hackers often try to steal such credentials by sending some urgent emails to the victims, and the surprising fact is that the source of such emails appears legitimate to the viewers. Such fake emails may appear like they are originated from your bank or insurance company. But once you try to enter your details to the link provided by them; the username and password are captured by attackers, and your account is immediately hacked. Read full post here:
https://linustechtips.com/main/blogs/entry/1666-how-to-protect-your-email-box-from-phishing-attacks/