Reducing email threats: 5 tips for cybersecurity awareness month

摘要

Last year, email spam turned 40. Since 1978, spam has grown exponentially in prevalence, inundating inboxes with unwanted offers for pharmaceuticals, diet products and job opportunities. Not only that, it's been joined by its far more dangerous cousins, phishing and malware. Today, the volume is staggering - 85 per cent of all email in April 2019 was spam, according to Talos Intelligence. The volume of unwanted email is on the rise too; spam hit a 15-month high the same month.