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How to stop email spoofing for your small business

The financial stakes are enormous. The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report recorded $3 billion in reported business email compromise losses. SPF, DKIM and DMARC will not stop every compromised inbox or lookalike domain, but they make direct spoofing of your domain easier to detect and reject. What is SPF and how does it protect business […]

Unsolicited gift card offer? How to spot the phishing trap

Phishing remains widespread. CISA notes that the FBI received 193,407 phishing complaints in 2024, making it the most reported cybercrime that year. Treat every unexpected reward as unverified, even when the message appears to come from a company you know. How does a fake gift card offer work? The prize is bait. The real goal […]

Should you use a disposable email address to reduce spam?

Your primary email address connects to important parts of your digital life: banking, shopping, healthcare, social media and password resets. Handing it to every coupon page, quiz, download site or one-time promotion gives more companies—and potentially more attackers—a way to reach you. A disposable email address can create a useful buffer. You use a separate […]

Urgent email warning signs: How to stop imposter scams before you click, pay, or share information

An email says your bank account will be frozen. A tax notice threatens penalties unless you respond today. A family member claims to need emergency money. The message feels urgent because the sender wants you to act before you think. Treat unexpected urgency as a warning sign, not a deadline. Do not automatically disregard every […]

Be vague in your auto-reply message to protect your privacy and reduce phishing risk

Setting an out-of-office auto-reply is convenient. It tells people you are unavailable, manages expectations, and keeps your inbox from feeling ignored. But if your auto-reply shares too much, it can also give strangers useful information about your schedule, location, coworkers, travel plans, or home being empty. A safer auto-reply keeps things simple: “I’m currently unavailable […]

Use multiple email addresses to stay safer online and protect your job search

Your email address acts like a digital home base. You use it to shop, apply for jobs, reset passwords, receive banking alerts, subscribe to newsletters, and sign in to apps. That makes your inbox valuable to scammers, advertisers, and cybercriminals. A simple fix can make your digital life cleaner and safer: use multiple email addresses […]