Phishing: Protect your business from fake emails
Whether you’re a business owner or an employee, you’re at war with cybercriminals who have chosen your email inbox as the battle zone. The first step to victory is knowledge. So read on to learn more about phishing emails.
3 weapons against phishing emails:
Awareness training
Advanced antivirus and malware
Multi factor authentication
What is phishing?
Let’s start by answering what phishing actually is: Phishing is an advanced form of cyber-attack using the email inbox as a battlefield. Using fake emails as a weapon, scammers try to trick you and your employees into doing things like:
- Clicking into an infected website,
- Downloading a malware-infected file,
- Reveal sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers or personal/company data,
- Transfer money.
Typically this is done through scam emails, aka phishing emails, but increasingly it is also happening via text messages, also known as smishing. or phone calls, known as vishing.
These scams are almost always disguised as communications from credible sources, such as banks, government agencies, customers, colleagues, family members or business partners. This means that it can be harder to recognise whether the email is genuine or not.
1 in 4 employees can’t recognise phishing
In addition to identity fraud, they also use sophisticated techniques such as spear-phishing, where the attacks target specific individuals or companies. This makes it even harder to detect fake messages as they can contain personalised information designed to make you let your guard down.
Unfortunately, studies show that up to 25% of employees in a company cannot recognise scam emails. That’s why it’s necessary to:
- Train your employees to recognise phishing
Many organisations like yours face the challenge of maintaining a high level of security awareness among employees. Without proper training, employees can quickly become the weakest link in the squad, which fraudsters exploit to infiltrate systems through phishing attacks.
- Proactively protect your organisation from attacks
It’s not uncommon for small and medium-sized businesses to have major holes in their defences. The lack of advanced antivirus, tools like two-factor authentication, securing secure email communication and other security technologies leaves many businesses vulnerable to various types of online fraud.
Is your organisation protected if an employee falls for a scam email?
It’s a common misconception that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not targeted as often by phishing attacks. After all, why would they be attractive targets? In fact, it turns out that around 43% of cyberattacks target SMEs as they are more likely to have large gaps in their security measures, making them easy targets for attack.
Solid email and phishing protection with us
At SOLID IT, you’re sure to get proactive and comprehensive protection for your business. We have extensive experience in protecting organisations against email attacks and phishing, among other things. Our most popular and effective solutions include:
Professional and advanced antivirus
Our antivirus solutions with Microsoft Defender for Business ensure that all your business devices are protected against malware, such as viruses. With an effective antivirus programme, you’re protected against hostile software that can lead to data loss and system crashes.
Protection with 2-factor authentication
To prevent unauthorised access to company passwords, data and systems, we make sure you implement 2-factor authentication (MFA) throughout the company. This adds an extra layer of security when employees log in to emails or other websites, making it much harder for cybercriminals to compromise your user accounts – even if passwords end up with the enemy.
Setting up secure email communication
With proper setup of DMARC(Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance), we protect your organisation against email spoofing and ensure your emails reach the right recipients without the risk of phishing emails pretending to be from your domain. Our secure email solutions also include spam protection so your employees aren’t overwhelmed by unwanted messages.
Training to spot fake emails, texts and calls
We offer employee training in cyber security awareness. Through e-learning, phishing simulations and ongoing reporting, we make your employees an active part of the line of defence against cyber threats. An informed workforce is crucial for recognising and avoiding phishing attempts and contributes to a strong security awareness in the company.
Are you ready to prevent attacks and protect your organisation against phishing?
Contact us for a no-obligation chat about how we can protect your business from fraudulent emails, texts and calls. We offer 30 minutes of free supportor a free investigation and assessment of the security gaps in your organisation’s IT and email setup.
SOLID IT isn’t just a name – we’re your path to:
Experts in IT for SMEs
Prices you can see through
Flexible solutions
Is it difficult to get started?
It doesn’t have to be. The process is simple and worry-free at SOLID IT:
- We start with a thorough analysis of your current IT security situation and identify the gaps in your defences.
- We then tailor a solution that fits your organisation’s specific requirements and budget.
- We then enter into a dialogue about the solution, and if we enter into a collaboration, our competent and skilled consultants take care of implementing and setting everything up.
There’s no obligation to reach out to us. We are dedicated to ensuring an easy start-up, guiding you through every step.