Don’t fall for phishing emails!
Hereโs a general rule of thumb: if an email looks suspicious, it probably is. Do not click on any links in the strange email and donโt respond to it.
If the email seems to have come from a client or someone you do business with, you can always call them to verify the message. By reaching out to them directly, you might help them discover theyโve been hacked, confirm that they have been, or find out that the message was legitimate. In any of those cases, youโve done your part to keep yourself cyber-safer.
Suspicious emails that come from big companies should be reported. For example, if Microsoft sends you an email that doesnโt look quite right, visit this page and report it. Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and other companies have similar pages. Here are the support pages for
The Federal Trade Commissionโs phishing info page
Here is another great resource. IDENTITYIQโs blog post features examples of phishing-style emails. If you know what to look for, you can weed out the bad messages before you click on links or reply to them.