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While the internet has many benefits for modern businesses, there are also some issues to be aware of within the online space. With this, it\u2019s vital to be aware of the malicious actions that a bad-faith actor can take to, at worst, damage your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emails are one of the most vulnerable points at which your company could be in danger. With many different attacks and vulnerabilities involving social engineering, even a simple click on a link within an email could cause tons of damage. But some methods are more dangerous than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019re going to go over the difference between spam emails and phishing emails, and how you can protect your business from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Spam Email?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spam email (or junk mail) is a type of email that is quite common online. In fact, you probably have at least some spams within your email \u2018Spam\u2019 folder right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These kinds of emails are simply just a form of mass marketing, that is used to advertise a service (whether it be a legitimate service or a scam) for sale to a large number of people with ease.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email spammers tend to acquire their victims\u2019 email addresses from a wide range of sources and constantly bulk-send advertisements to their list of emails, not caring about who\u2019s on there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonly, you\u2019ll see spam emails advertising adult websites, gambling websites, and insurance websites. These are usually scams, though it\u2019s incredibly easy to tell that these emails are spam and will be put into your email client\u2019s spam folder automatically, so you don\u2019t have to manually delete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, even newsletters and other opt-in emails from legitimate places are seen as spam. Generally, spam is just unwanted\/unsolicited emails, and there\u2019s nothing inherently malicious about another email saying that there\u2019s a sale at a clothes shop \u2014 even if they can be annoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phishing is much more dangerous and malicious, however\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is a Phishing Email?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A phishing email is an email that is designed to intentionally deceive the recipient into giving access to an account or service. This social engineering scam is one of the most dangerous online attacks, as it takes advantage of unsuspecting or vulnerable people first and foremost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike low-effort spam mail, these emails are designed to trick unsuspecting victims into handing over sensitive information such as passwords, bank information, and even administrative access to a business system in the worst case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to phishing scams is that they look legitimate at first glance and are designed to trigger the recipient to panic. They\u2019ll often say something like \u201cYour account has withdrawn \u00a31294.90\u201d and look deceptively similar to an email from a bank \u2014 in the example of a bank phishing scam \u2014 and will redirect you to a fake login portal to try to get you to enter your bank login.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These emails are easy to spot to the trained eye \u2014 as we\u2019ll go over further on \u2014 but even those who are experts can be tricked. For example, famous cybersecurity expert and scam exposer Jim Browning fell victim to a very realistic-looking phishing attack that temporarily restricted access to his whole YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This video is his recounting of the scam, and is a great example of the types of high-level phishing attacks that you may encounter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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