Getting to Grips with Email Security + Guide!!
It goes like this. Everyone in the company gets an email at 6am. It comes from the head of IT and instructs everyone to follow a link to install an update. Some people don’t spot that the head of IT’s name is spelt slightly wrong – a simple spoofing technique straight out of the cybercrime textbook, by 9am people start losing access to their files. They’ve been encrypted.
The link installed ransomware that’s making its way through the network. Customer data, employee information and other vital files are skimmed, ready to be sold on the dark web.
Owners of small and medium-sized businesses often make the mistake of thinking that they aren’t on the criminals’ radar. But more than 40% of cyber-attacks are aimed at small businesses.
Our new guide, ‘Getting to Grips with Email Security’, reveals why you might be vulnerable, what you need to look out for and what you can do to protect yourself.