Can you remember the days before email; when our mailboxes often contained several pieces of "junk" mail each day? Times have changed, and It seems that most of my junk mail now arrives in my Inbox!
Most email programs have built-in filters to help protect you from scam and phishing emails, and these continually improve. In some programs you can also manually change your level of filtering. However the best defense against scams and phishing attacks will always be YOU.
You should remain vigilant and skeptical of any email that:
Most email programs have built-in filters to help protect you from scam and phishing emails, and these continually improve. In some programs you can also manually change your level of filtering. However the best defense against scams and phishing attacks will always be YOU.
You should remain vigilant and skeptical of any email that:
- Claims to be from a friend but comes from an unfamiliar email address;
- Contains an attachment or link that asks for login credentials;
- Requests a cell phone number or money.
When in doubt, call the sender (don’t reply to the email) to verify that they sent the email, or call the company. Don't use any links or numbers in the email. Access that information by going directly to the company's website to locate a number to call. Usually that information is located in a section titled "About Us" or "Contact Us".
Many of us love all of our devices, but the use of those devices require a commitment from you to stay aware and "tech smart" .......which you are doing each week when you read the latest Tuesday Tech Tip! :-)
Many of us love all of our devices, but the use of those devices require a commitment from you to stay aware and "tech smart" .......which you are doing each week when you read the latest Tuesday Tech Tip! :-)
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