After the advent of the internet, communication has become a lot faster. As technology grew, letters were gradually replaced by telegrams, faxes and now we communicate through emails. Email is short for electronic mail. It is sent over the internet to individuals having their own unique email addresses, much like letters. Nowadays, it has become the standard of communication among people and businesses. As we know, technology has its dark side, and so do emails. One of the methods of using emails to scam people is email spoofing. In this article, we will discuss everything regarding email spoofing, and how your business can be protected against it.
The act of creating a duplicate of an email header and its address and sending it to people is known as email spoofing. Usually, this is done to carry out fraud and corrupt practices. A spoofed email is usually accompanied by links and files that contain malware or ransomware.
In regards to email spoofing, you can be a victim in two ways. One way is that your email id is being spoofed and used to send other people potentially harmful material. The second way is that you are receiving a spoofed mail and thereby receiving the harmful content.
If a person has a brief knowledge of the computers, servers, and code language, then it is fairly easy to spoof an email. It is a topic that can be learned from the internet and YouTube. In short, there are SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol servers, which lets anyone send a spoofed email. All one needs to do is execute a computer script to forge an email and send it to the victim’s email address.
There are a few things that you need to be cautious of in order to identify and protect yourself from spoofed emails. Some of them are discussed below:
There are a lot of ways to protect your business from email spoofing. The three most common measures that can be included are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. One of the more unique but effective techniques is to use artificial intelligence as well. All of these measures will be further discussed below:
Implementing these protocols in your email server is relatively easy. TXT records are used to implement these measures in the DNS server. Inteck IT can do this job for you for a nominal fee. Simply call us on 1300 39 65 65 and we’ll provide you with a free IT consultation to see what is right for you and your business.
Protecting yourself and your business from email spoofing is a two-way process. First of all, the business needs to implement the above measures to safeguard its domain from being used properly. It will make it impossible for the spoofers to spoof the email and copy it.
Furthermore, it would help if you were cautious about the emails that you receive. Even if you receive an email from a known email address, you should make sure that you properly check the header and body of the email. Usually, the quality of the language and the overall makeup on the email lets you know whether it is an original email or a spoofed email.
If you’d like assistance in preventing email spoofing from affecting yourself and your business, feel free to get in touch with us. Inteck IT can help protect you and your business from email spoofing. Contact us today at 1300 39 65 65 or email us at support@inteckit.com.au.
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