Do you or your employees make these common email security mistakes?
To put it into perspective 2016 wasn’t a good year for breaches, 554 million data records were successfully taken. Breaking this down that’s 35 records compromised every SECOND!
Did you know that one of the most popular inlets cyber-attackers use to infiltrate your business is email? In fact, 80 percent of email messages are spam.
- FORGETTING TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
Passwords should be changed every 90 to 120 days and, furthermore, should never be repeated.
- MAKING YOUR PASSWORD TO EASY
Some of the most common passwords include 1234 and Qwerty, of course everyone makes the capital at the start of the word. Try capitalizing another letter in your chosen word. You should also try to steer clear of easy to find information, such as your street name, maiden name, pets name. These are all the first-place hackers will look.
- NOT CLOSING THE BROWSER WHEN YOU LOG OFF
If you fail to log out after using a public computer to check your email, you could be putting your account at risk.
- REPLYING TO SPAM
We all get emails from time to time which read, CONGRATULATIONS you have won £1,000 please click this link to claim your prize. This is a big mistake, as what you are doing is telling a spammer that you have an active email account
Safe Surfing!
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