Email is the most common method of communication, but it’s also the most vulnerable. Hackers are always looking for new ways to penetrate your email account and steal sensitive information.
The first step is to make sure your passwords are strong and unique. Make sure they’re at minimum 16 characters long and contain lower and uppercase symbols, letters, numbers and other characters.
Another option is to use an email service provider that is secure (ESP). The best ones are equipped with anti-spam and anti-phishing tools that detect and remove malicious attachments, links and content before it is delivered to your inbox.
You can also use encryption to protect your emails to ensure that only you are able to read them. This is a good option for email accounts used by businesses in which you don’t want employees to be Virtual Data Room Providers capable of copying or forwarding messages. Encrypting messages can be compared to locking a box with your private and public key. If someone intercepts a message which is encrypted the message will be interpreted as a garbled text.
It’s also an excellent idea to not share your email address publicly on websites and social media. If you have to, consider using an alias to hide your real email address. Make sure to use multi-factor authentication for all your important accounts including your email. It’s worth it to protect your account.
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