Learn how to spot the difference, and keep your email practise safe.
There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between the safe way of keeping your data hidden from cybercriminals, and the reckless way of letting them lurk in your email inbox without you even knowing.
It’s up to you to train your eyes.
Take the responsibility to remain vigilant and stay informed on how hackers can attempt to infiltrate your data or trick you. Anyone can make a mistake, and unfortunately, most data breaches occur because of human error.
Some easy to spot numbers on “human error”:
90%
of data breaches were due to human error in 2019
$3.5
million the average loss per breach to cybercrime in 2019 due to human error, $300,000 more than system glitches
38%
of individuals who are untrained in email cyber safety fail phishing scam tests
Cybercriminals know how to find a flaw in any security system
Known as Supply Chain Attack, hackers often target low-key individuals or departments within a larger organisation. Once there, they can observe, emulate and infiltrate as they please. Anyone can be targeted, and since 2019, Supply Chain Attacks have risen by 78%.
Do you know the


Safe practise
is paying attention to a sender’s email address and trying to spot any suspicious mistakes in the email address itself, before just assuming that the email is from a legitimate source.

Unsafe practise
is sending personal information like login credentials, passwords, or any other private data over email conversations.
Danger can be easy to spot,
try it!
In the below pictures, there are 4 differences. When you click on a valid difference, a tick will appear in the circles below. Try and find all 4!
Train your eyes to spot spear phishing
Phishing scams might be on a slow decline since 2016, but a new threat is on the rise and becoming harder to spot by the day. Cybercriminals realise they need to become more authentic in their approach, in order to fool increasingly cyber safety savvy surfers. The greatest mistake you can make is to fall victim to spear phishing, so here are some subtle differences that will help you spot the danger and save the day:
• Scam emails will often ask you for login details, or coax you into clicking on a link or a fake ‘Login’ button.
• Cyber scammers will often use the word ‘URGENT’ or create some sense of impending urgency for taking action on their request.
Simple ways to keep your email usage safe:
• Don’t make email your default communication method. Where possible, resort to alternative communications.
• Avoid using your name or any searchable data about you (i.e. your name, birth date, etc.) in your login usernames or passwords.
• Get in the habit of changing your passwords often, and never use the same password in more than one place.
• Consult with your IT department about an easy to use “Password Manager” to keep track of all your logins.
• Be suspicious. Always confirm via a second line of communication (i.e. telephone, in person, video conference call, etc.) before replying to any email that requests personal information or login details from you.