The right email security service must be able to perform certain functions to detect snowshoe spam and cloud accounts that are compromised. They must also be able to simulate phishing attacks, perform sentiment analysis, and oversee east to west traffic. Below are four things you should look for when searching for the best email security service.
Protection Against Malicious Attachments
The email security service you choose needs to go a step further than simply filtering spam. It must also completely address end-user human error. An Advanced Spam Filter (ASF) will detect and protect against malicious attachments. It will also flag emails that might contain suspicious activity so the user can verify prior to clicking on them. An ASF blocks suspicious messages from entering a user’s inbox which helps them avoid clicking on them.
This feature should not only be added to Outlook, but other Microsoft products like Word and Teams to ensure that suspicious activity is highlighted.
There is no email security service that can prevent human error, so you must be educated on how to inspect an email by examining the sender’s email address header for authenticity and the body of the email for spelling errors to make sure that the sender is legitimate before clicking on anything attached.
Eradicating Email Entry
The starting point for social engineering attacks begins with email as it is the most used attack vector for targeted attacks. Emails are the delivery vehicle for a dropper or a link to an exploit kit or phishing website.
Email threats consist of social engineering, identity deception, phishing websites, malware, and exploits. Email security services should be able to combat email threats that do not contain an attachment or a URL.
Ability to Detect Compromised Cloud Accounts
Most cybercrimes are associated with business email compromise (BEC). BEC is when an attacker is spoofing a user’s display name, email address or sending emails from what appears to be a trusted third-party account. Pay particular attention to where the most risk lies in your business, such as in accounts payable, or finance.
With the growth of Office 365, there is now an overlap between email threats and cloud threats. Companies need to be able to discern between compromised accounts, malicious third-party apps, or data leakage. Web applications and browser extensions usually replicate something that a user is likely to trust, i.e. SharePoint, and then try to attack by enticing a user to open a third-party file.
Businesses must be able to identify a compromised account, whether it is directly through a credential or indirectly through some sort of token. We have training modules for your employees to assist them in this identification.
Blocking Spam is not Enough
With Office 365, an employee’s email can be accessed from any device, so businesses now face threats that did not exist before, such as an account takeover, lateral phishing, and BEC. In such circumstances, you cannot leave span protection behind.
There are some ways scammers derange Microsoft Exchange, such as through spam or attacks, that may shut down the server altogether. Office 365 has made it easier for an attacker to remain unnoticed as it is gathering information all time.
CMIT Solutions of Cincinnati & NKY has a variety of high-level security solutions for your business email and Office 365. Check out this link for more information: CMIT Cybersecurity
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