{"id":1337,"date":"2022-05-05T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdmarc.com\/blog\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:35:43","slug":"email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Security: An Important Defense Against Cyber Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email is the primary means of business communication, which makes its protection a major concern for organizations today. Email security involves the implementation of practices and solutions meant to protect email channels and servers against cyber attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#What_Does_Email_Security_Mean\" >What Does Email Security Mean?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Why_is_Email_Security_Important\" >Why is Email Security Important?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Types_of_Email_Threats\" >Types of Email Threats<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#1_Phishing_Emails_for_Credential_Theft\" >1. Phishing Emails for Credential Theft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#2_Business_Email_Compromise\" >2. Business Email Compromise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#3_Malware_Attacks_through_Spam\" >3. Malware Attacks through Spam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#4_Authentication_Attacks\" >4. Authentication Attacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#5_Email_Server_Vulnerability\" >5. Email Server Vulnerability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Email_Security_Policies_for_Organizations\" >Email Security Policies for Organizations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Use_a_Highly_Trusted_Email_Service_Provider\" >Use a Highly Trusted Email Service Provider<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Multi-factor_Authentication\" >Multi-factor Authentication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Implement_Spam_Filters\" >Implement Spam Filters&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Treat_External_Emails_Differently\" >Treat External Emails Differently<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Awareness_of_Phishing_Mail\" >Awareness of Phishing Mail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Email_Security_Gateway\" >Email Security Gateway<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Threat_Scanning_Email_Attachments\" >Threat Scanning Email Attachments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Email_Security_Best_Practices_for_Employees\" >Email Security: Best Practices for Employees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Best_Practices_for_Email_Attachment\" >Best Practices for Email Attachment<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-security-important-defense-against-cyber-attacks\/#Secure_Emails_Result_in_Safe_Organizations\" >Secure Emails Result in Safe Organizations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threat actors carry out email-based attacks in different forms like phishing, spoofing, business email compromise, etc. The majority of these attacks rely on manipulating employees and are called \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/types-of-social-engineering-attacks\/\"><b><i>social engineering attacks<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_Email_Security_Mean\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What Does Email Security Mean?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email security refers to the implementation of a set of techniques and procedures to protect email accounts and prevent\u00a0<span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-threats\/\"><strong>email-based cyber attacks<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. These techniques are meant to empower email service providers and employees to make sure that organizations don\u2019t get attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There are multiple mechanisms for implementing email security including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email Authentication Protocols<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email Security Policies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email Security Awareness and Training<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Secure Email Gateways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_Email_Security_Important\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why is Email Security Important?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email security involves enhancing security on a technological level as well as an individual level. 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This helps in <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/increase-domain-reputation-and-email-deliverability\/\"><strong>increasing the reputation of the domain and enhances the email deliverability rate<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read more about <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong>Sender Policy Framework (SPF): Email Authentication Protocol<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read more about <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong>DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM): An Email Security Protocol<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Email_Threats\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Types of Email Threats<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There are several different types of email-based threats. Some of the most popular and commonly used include:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Phishing_Emails_for_Credential_Theft\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Phishing Emails for Credential Theft<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing emails are the most common method to lure targets into revealing confidential or sensitive information. The contents of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/phishing-emails-double-due-to-black-friday\/\"><strong>phishing emails<\/strong><\/a><\/span> are specifically designed to manipulate the target into clicking on a malicious link or downloading a malicious attachment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>45% of all the emails are spam.<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Source: <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propellercrm.com\/blog\/email-spam-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Propeller<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The major portion of spam emails sent daily is generated from the <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spamlaws.com\/spam-stats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>United States, followed by Korea<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">. Usually, the major objective of phishing emails is to steal credentials, but sometimes they lure users to download attachments that contain malware.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10074 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5a725a463b52880001265e8b_img1.png\" alt=\"Email Spam\" class=\"wp-image-10074\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Propeller)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Business_Email_Compromise\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. Business Email Compromise<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A BEC attack is a type of highly sophisticated spear-phishing attack. The targets of <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/bec-attack\/\"><strong>BEC attacks<\/strong><\/a><\/span> are mostly C-level executives. That\u2019s why it is popularly also known as \u201cCEO fraud\u201d. In this attack, threat actors invest a certain amount of time in studying the victim to know their whereabouts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/PDF\/AnnualReport\/2020_IC3Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>FBI IC3<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there were <\/span><\/i><b><i>19,369 BEC attacks in 2019 that incurred a financial loss of $1.8 billion.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">BEC attacks are carried out mainly through <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/a-brief-introduction-of-email-spoofing\/\"><strong>email spoofing<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. The impact of BEC attacks is enormous because they not only cause data breaches but also disrupt the reputation of the company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10077 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Statista-2.png\" alt=\"Email Security\" class=\"wp-image-10077\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Statista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Malware_Attacks_through_Spam\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3. Malware Attacks through Spam<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Many cybercriminals attempt to send malware through emails, either as an attachment or through a link to a phishing website. Such malware leads to major cyber attacks such as ransomware attacks or data breaches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/873097\/malware-attacks-per-year-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Statista<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there were <\/span><\/i><b><i>10.5 billion and 9.9 billion malware attacks in 2018 and 2019,<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> respectively.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to an article by <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.information-age.com\/ico-hit-with-2650-surge-email-attacks-2021-123498741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Information Age<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office <\/span><b>(ICO) suffered a steep rise of 2650% in email attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2021. This increase occurred over the course of a year (from January to December), during which<\/span><b> phishing emails increased by 20% and malware increased by 423%.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10080 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Statista-1.png\" alt=\"Email Security\" class=\"wp-image-10080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Statista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Authentication_Attacks\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. Authentication Attacks<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentication attacks are the types of cyber attacks that are carried out by using a predictive method of guessing a target&#8217;s credentials or card details. There are some specific types of authentication attacks such as <\/span><b>brute force attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>insufficient authentication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (hackers getting access to websites containing confidential information that lacks enough security), and <\/span><b>weak password recovery validation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/thepaypers.com\/thought-leader-insights\/goodbye-passwords-passwordless-authentication-is-here-to-stay--1245019\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NuData<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><b><i>99% of authentication attacks in the financial <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sector were carried out <\/span><\/i><b><i>through login attacks,<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/i><b><i>39% of authentication attacks in the e-commerce<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector were carried out <\/span><\/i><b><i>through account validation attacks<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent attack on <\/span><b>Solarwind Corporation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> threat actors carried out <\/span><b>breaches of private networks through authentication attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <strong>C<\/strong><\/span><b>ybercriminals found a loophole in Microsoft source code, which led to a breach of 18,000 networks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read more about <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/nobelium-solarwind-hackers\/\"><strong>Nobelium: Russian Hacking Group That Attacked SolarWinds<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-10083 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vesta-picture.png\" alt=\"Attacks Type By Industry\" class=\"wp-image-10083\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: NuData)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Email_Server_Vulnerability\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5. Email Server Vulnerability<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every system has some vulnerabilities. It is only a matter of time before cybercriminals identify them. Threat actors have been known to use some common exploitable weaknesses of email servers like weak authentication protocols, data leakage, outdated plugins, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Security_Policies_for_Organizations\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Email Security Policies for Organizations<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every organization must create a set of policies to protect its mail service. These policies are documented and implemented to ensure secure email service and usage within the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_a_Highly_Trusted_Email_Service_Provider\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Use a Highly Trusted Email Service Provider<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every organization should employ email services that are known for their security. Some of the popular email services are Gmail and Outlook. The purpose of using a trusted service is to make sure that it provides all the security tools and services such as phishing filters, multi-factor authentication, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multi-factor_Authentication\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Multi-factor Authentication<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">All organizations must make it mandatory for every employee to enable multi-factor authentication on their email accounts. MFA allows you to add an extra layer of security to your email account like a fingerprint or an OTP in addition to the password.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implement_Spam_Filters\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Implement Spam Filters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Most email service providers have in-built features to filter out certain emails such as categorizing all the promotional emails in one section. But some service providers are better than others at filtering out spam emails using artificial intelligence. They use whitelisting tactics and sometimes they provide additional antivirus to facilitate additional security.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Treat_External_Emails_Differently\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Treat External Emails Differently<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Some email service providers formulate a policy that treats all external communication with special emphasis or marks. Thus, it gives employees a first-hand indication of treating the particular email with caution.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Awareness_of_Phishing_Mail\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Awareness of Phishing Mail<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every employee must be trained to identify phishing emails or links to phishing websites. The employees should know what a phishing email looks like and how to differentiate between real offers and fake offers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Security_Gateway\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Email Security Gateway<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A secure email gateway is a comprehensive framework of technology that provides robust protection against email-based attacks. It can be comprehended as a firewall of emails. The purpose of a secure email gateway is to scan inbound and outbound emails to check whether or not they contain suspicious or malicious content.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A secure email gateway provides four prime features- <\/span><b>spam filtering, malicious content identification, malware blocking, and email archiving.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each of these features defines a definite segment of email security and enhances it.&nbsp; An email security gateway is regarded as one of the best protection against malicious emails and attachments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Threat_Scanning_Email_Attachments\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Threat Scanning Email Attachments<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Organizations should employ some tools or additional features that scan all email attachments before downloading. These tools can be anti-malware or antivirus software that scans the emails regularly, especially during the download of the attachments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Security_Best_Practices_for_Employees\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Email Security: Best Practices for Employees<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Email security is a pressing concern for both employees as well as organizations as well. Below are some practices that should be followed by every employee to ensure email security.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>1. Strong Password<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">One must choose a strong password for their email accounts. There are some key practices to <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-password-safe-from-hackers\/\"><b>keep your password safe from hackers<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> that every employee must follow.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>2. Monitoring Your Habits<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s a simple yet effective practice to keep track of what you are doing with your email accounts or where you are sharing the details. For example, subscribing to newsletters, sharing email addresses on public forums, reviewing sent or received emails from time to time, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>3. Avoiding Public Wi-Fi<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">One must avoid using email services or opening email accounts while being connected to a public Wi-Fi. Public Wi-Fi is considered one of the most insecure communication methods. Piggybacking attacks are directly and easily carried out through public Wi-Fi.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>4. Careful About Links and Attachments<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There should be a set guideline that educates employees about ways to identify links that can be suspicious. These employee-centric guidelines should be implemented in the form of a policy of employee awareness. Along with that, the organization should employ a policy that prevents or warns users of suspicious links or attachments. They should double-check with the sender before downloading the attachments and scan the email for suspicious links.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>5. Changing Password Frequently<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An employee should change their passwords regularly. They can choose the frequency according to their convenience. But, one must be in the habit of changing passwords on email accounts after a certain period.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>6. Cautious About Devices<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Everyone must be careful about the devices they use. An employee should not log in to their email account on an unknown or unsolicited device. They should avoid logging into business email on personal devices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>7. Secure Email Address<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Many times employees mention their work email addresses at unofficial places such as social media, or public forums. So, a policy should be incorporated for all the employees to prohibit them from posting their email addresses on public or social platforms. Thus, employees should only contact vendors, suppliers, business partners, or business associates with their official email addresses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>8. Employ DMARC<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every organization must employ DMARC policies to secure its email domain. The DMARC policies are custom settings that allow the domain owners to identify and treat spoofed emails differently.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dribbble.com\/users\/2539751\/screenshots\/5137709\/letter_dribble_v2.gif\" alt=\"Email Security\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Source: Dribble)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Practices_for_Email_Attachment\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Best Practices for Email Attachment<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Emails are a major form of business communication and also essential for inter-employee communication within an organization. There may be exchanges of files and attachments. In such cases, some practices must be followed while sending or receiving attachments in emails. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An employee should avoid sending large attachments in emails. They should also avoid downloading large files or multiples files unless specifically stated during personal communication with the sender.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While sending a large number of files, an employee should compress them into a \u2018zip\u2019 to make sure that the receiver\u2019s size quota is optimally used.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While sharing documents and files, an employee should save them on a drive and share the access link with the receiver.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While sharing sensitive or private files, an employee can choose to protect them with a password or encryption and share them with the receiver.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">An employee should mention certain things in the email regarding the attachment, such as the contents and the purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secure_Emails_Result_in_Safe_Organizations\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Secure Emails Result in Safe Organizations<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every organization must give the utmost attention to their email domain and mail server security as it is often the first point of attack. <\/span><b>Email security is the prime subject of an organization&#8217;s cybersecurity. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why organizations need to focus on securing emails as a prioritized activity.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Employees are the heart of the organization and at the same time, they are its biggest vulnerability. That\u2019s why employees&#8217; <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/phishing-awareness-and-simulation?utm_source=Threatcop&amp;utm_medium=Threatcop+Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Email+Security\"><b>phishing awareness training<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> is essential to educate employees by carrying out simulated phishing campaigns. This will transform the employees into a strong line of defense against social engineering attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/tdmarc?utm_source=Threatcop&amp;utm_medium=Threatcop+Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Email+Security\"><b>TDMARC<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> is the most effective solution for the implementation of email authentication standards. It allows organizations to set security protocols and measures to prevent the domain of organization from any kind of cyber attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email is the primary means of business communication, which makes its protection a major concern for organizations today. 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