20 Email Security Tips to Help You
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Over 90% of cyberattacks begin with a phishing email.
Here are top 20 email security tips to help improve your email security posture
to protect against attacks and breaches.
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Protect Against Spoofing and Sender Fraud

Safeguard sensitive information with the SPF, DKIM and DMARC email authentication protocols.
Learn The DetailsProtect the Privacy of Your Email with TLS

Use the TLS cryptographic protocol to keep data in transit safe from unauthorized parties.
Learn The DetailsDon’t Rely on Native Microsoft 365 Email Protection Alone

Fortify cloud email against attacks with critical layers of additional protection.
Learn The DetailsImplement TLS to Keep Your Email Secure

Setup and enforce TLS to keep your communications private.
Learn The DetailsEndpoint Security Is Not Enough

Desktop security solutions alone are not enough to protect against attacks and breaches.
Learn The DetailsConduct Regular Email Security Audits

Perform frequent audits to help you understand your email risk and the effectiveness of your current email security strategy.
Learn The DetailsConfigure Email Account Settings with Security in Mind

Tailor the configuration of privacy and security settings to address the threats targeting your organization.
Learn The DetailsLearn How To Spot Threats to Business Email

Familiarize yourself with common signs of phishing, ransomware and business email compromise (BEC).
Learn The DetailsBackup Your Data and Isolate Your Backups Offline

Implement a layered data backup strategy and isolate backups you create offline to mitigate the impact of a potential ransomware attack.
Learn The DetailsProtect Business Email from Phishing Attacks

Fortify email against phishing with a defense-in-depth security strategy.
Learn The DetailsAvoid Sending Sensitive Information Over Email

Emails that ask for personal information - regardless of how official they look - should raise suspicion.
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Know how to determine if a link is malicious or safe, and hover over links before clicking to evaluate their legitimacy.
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Learn tips and best practices to protect against attacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities.
Learn The DetailsBusiness Email Is for Business Only

Don’t use business email accounts for personal reasons, and log out of your email account when you aren’t using it.
Learn The DetailsLearn How To Identify Social Engineering Attacks

Protect your sensitive information by knowing how to spot an email that imitates a trusted sender to manipulate psychology.
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Understanding the risk you face as an email user is the first step in reducing it.
Learn The DetailsSafeguard Your Inbox From Malicious Mail

Prevent the delivery of all malicious mail with proactive, layered security defenses.
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