Email security isn’t just the administrator’s responsibility.
It’s everybody’s responsibility..

Don't do the following,

• Don’t open an attachment unless you know who it is from & are expecting it.
• Don’t give your email address to sites you don’t trust.
• Don’t post your email address to public websites or forums.
• Don’t click the “Unsubscribe” link in a spam email.
• Don’t send personal information in an email message.
• Don’t reply to spam.
• Don’t share passwords.

Email security isn’t just the administrator’s responsibility.
It’s everybody’s responsibility..

Always do the following,

• Change your password often.
• Use strong passwords. Never use a password that contains “password”.
• Use a different password for each of your accounts. Your bank account and your email account password should not be same.
• Be cautious about email messages that instruct you to enable macros before downloading Word or Excel attachments.
• Use anti-virus software on your local machine, and make sure it’s kept up-to-date with the latest virus definitions.
• If you receive an attachment from someone you don’t know, don’t open it. Delete it immediately.
• Be sure to log out.

Email security isn’t just the administrator’s responsibility.
It’s everybody’s responsibility..

Learn how to recognize phishing

• Messages that contain threats to shut your account down
• Requests for personal information such as passwords or Social Security numbers
• Words like “Urgent” – false sense of urgency
• Forged email addresses
• Poor writing or bad grammar