Top Email Security Risks

Nov 5, 2018, 6:32 PM

(from The Next Web) One in every 100 emails is a disguised hacking attempt. What are the most critical and resolvable risks associated with email?

Internal communications - Beware poor security hygiene by insiders and even data leaks from disgruntled employees.
External communications - Once sent, recipients can forward an email to anyone, including competitors.
Weak auditability - Senders can never know for certain if a message has been received, read or intercepted.
Spoofing attacks - Crooks create a fake mail that looks authentic and can slip through security barriers, enticing people to share important information, click on a link or download an infected file.
Shadow IT - Reliance on consumer platforms outside of an enterprise system to send large files is risky.
Incorrect address - These are most likely to become a "bounced email" but could land in the wrong inbox.
Weak user passwords - This is the "bane of many IT personnel’s existence."