Mike Foster’s IT Security & Best Practices Blog

You may receive a threatening email message that shows you your actual username and password. The attacker may demand you pay them 2900, or some other significant amount. They threaten horrible things if you do not pay.

When you receive an email attachment, even when you are expecting the document and know the sender, the attached file can be poisoned. 

We audited a company last week and discovered that their web filtering tools, designed to stop users from accidentally landing on malicious websites, was not blocking dangerous sites. In these days with ransomware and bad actors tricking users into clicking on dangerous links, it is essential to have web content filtering in place.

E-mail messages can be intercepted or read by an unauthorized individual.