Jeremy Wanamaker | Aug 30, 2018
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Over the years it has become harder and harder to tell if a email from an
unknown source is a legitimate business communication or a potential virus or
scam. Apply these best practices every time you open a questionable email to
protect your IT systems and data.
Check the e-mail ‘From’ field to validate the sender. This ‘From’ address may be spoofed.
Report all suspicious emails to your Information Technology help desk.
Check for so-called ‘double-extended’ scam attachments. A text file named ‘safe.txt’ is safe, but a file called ‘safe.txt.exe’ is not.
Note that www.microsoft.com and www.support.microsoft.software.com are two different domains. (And only the first is real!)
Open any e-mail attachments that end with: .exe, .scr, .bat, .com, or other executable files you do not recognize.
Unsubscribe – it is easier to delete the e-mail than to deal with the security risks.
Open any e-mail attachments that end with: .exe, .scr, .bat, .com, or other executable files you do not recognize.
In an ideal world, technology would be a consistent source of competitive advantage and benefit for small and midsized businesses. The reality is that many fail to realize that confidence.
Without the right resources and support, even a highly skilled technology team can become overwhelmed by the growing list of technology management duties. When important tasks get neglected, it creates ripple effects throughout an organization that damage productivity and efficiency.
The co-managed IT services model solves these problems by providing your existing IT team with all the support and resources they need to successfully plan, manage, and defend your network technology.
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