Protect your business from email scams.

Email phishing scams seek to infiltrate your system and obtain your usernames, passwords, and, in some cases, credit card information. The bad news is that they're rather widespread — and the emails frequently appear genuine. The good news is that there are several precautions you can take to protect your company against them.

Deceptive communications are used by attackers to convince users to provide sensitive information, open attachments, or click on hyperlinks that install malware on the victim's computer. Email is also a popular entry point for attackers attempting to get access to an enterprise network and steal valuable company data.

Implementing a secure email gateway is one of the first best practices that enterprises should employ. An email gateway examines and analyses every incoming and outgoing email to ensure that no dangers enter. Because attacks are becoming more sophisticated, traditional security methods such as banning known malicious file attachments are no longer effective. A more effective method is to set up a secure email gateway that employs a multi-layered technique.

As a best practice, an automated email encryption system should also be implemented. This solution should be capable of analyzing every outbound email traffic to identify whether or not the content is sensitive. If the content is confidential, it should be encrypted before being emailed to the target recipient. Even if attackers intercept emails, this will prevent them from accessing them.