{"id":1782,"date":"2021-02-24T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netprimates.com\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T09:08:18","slug":"email-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netprimates.com\/it-cyber-security-tips\/email-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you be worried about Email Security?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>We don\u2019t want anyone to spend time worrying about IT Security, BUT we do want you to be armed with the facts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Alarming statistics are constantly being published surrounding the growth of business security breaches. We\u2019ve\u00a0recently read\u00a0that <strong>75% of\u00a0organisations\u00a0around the world experienced some kind of phishing attack in 2020<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">96% of attacks arrived by email!\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Regrettably, Covid has brought out the very worst in the hacking community.\u00a0Fraudsters are aware of the pressures facing business; staff having to work from home at short notice, staff shortages due to sickness and isolating, business leaders\u00a0taking their eye off of the IT Security ball.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Fraudsters have taken full advantage of the situation. Where we have been preoccupied with the physical virus, they have been more concerned with creating viruses of their own, and circulating them via email.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you haven\u2019t addressed IT Security in your business, please make sure that you bring it to the top of your agenda. 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We\u2019d also advise that you make your teams aware of the information that we can offer. Plus,\u00a0we\u2019re always here to offer advice as and when you need it.\u00a0We\u2019d always recommend \u2018Think Before You Click\u2019 on any email, and if you\u2019re unsure, just ask!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In addition, our Net Primates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netprimates.com\/microsoft-365\">Microsoft 365 Enhanced Security<\/a>\u00a0will add vital layers of\u00a0security to accompany your suite of applications. One of the more\u00a0visible elements of the package are email alerts when potentially fraudulent emails arrive, helping you determine when you should Click and when you should Think.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>If you want to find out more please do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netprimates.com\/contact\">ask us<\/a>. 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