Recognizing Phishing Emails

Phishing emails unfortunately make up a significant portion of daily email traffic. These fraudulent messages are often used to deploy ransomware, which has caused serious problems for countless businesses. What you see in the news is just the tip of the iceberg. The reality is that when cybercriminals discover a vulnerability in a system or organization, they exploit it on a massive scale to gain access and send emails in the name of a CEO or employee.

It doesn’t matter whether the system belongs to a multinational corporation or a small local business—cybercriminals often cast a wide net and wait to see who they can catch. Many people today are vigilant and can recognize phishing emails when the sender’s email address looks unusual or when the writing style is off, riddled with errors or inconsistent with typical communications. These are just some of the clues that can help you identify a phishing email.

Prevention is Better Than Cure

Training your employees to recognize phishing emails is an excellent first step in reducing the success rate of cybercriminals. However, the risk escalates when criminals gain access to your email domain. With such access, they can send emails directly from your organization, mimicking the tone and writing style of your CEO or another senior official. If these emails originate from legitimate accounts, spotting the phishing attempt becomes far more difficult.

The only way to prevent this is by securing your email domain in such a way that it cannot be exploited for criminal purposes.

Take Control of Your Email Security

When other email systems flag some of your messages as phishing attempts, it can negatively impact your legitimate email campaigns. Marketing emails, for example, might be sent straight to spam folders, reducing their effectiveness. Properly configuring an email server involves several crucial steps.

Kevlarr can help you gain complete control over your email domain, ensuring that only authorized senders can send emails on your behalf. Sign up for a free security test to evaluate your current setup. This test will provide you with a clear picture of your email domain’s security and show how Kevlarr can enhance it further.

Take the first step toward a secure email environment—contact Kevlarr today.