How Safe is your email?

A hacked email account can lead to an array of serious problems. Hackers will try to gain access to the sensitive information contained within your email.  If they do manage to access your account, they could send emails on your behalf to your contacts and valuable clients.  This activity could lead to identity theft.  In a business situation, a hacked email account is even more serious and can be extremely damaging to your business and it’s reputation. And sometimes these actions can go unnoticed.

Prevention, rather than cure, is always the better option and there are things you can do to help prevent cybercriminals from compromising your email. 

Email Protection

Most attacks start with a simple email appearing to come from a colleague or someone you know, requesting you to sign in with your credentials to view the document they sent you. Sometimes the forgotten account you created years ago on a website that was recently compromised contains the same password you currently use. Or maybe your password contains part of your name, company or is one of the most commonly used passwords.

These attacks are unfortunately common and passwords need to be reinforced with MFA. Phishing emails are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect with the naked eye.  Security is best achieved with a layered approach and MFA is the solution you need to protect your accounts.

What is Multifactor Authentication ?

Multifactor Authentication (also referred to as MFA) requires the user to identify themselves by using multiple credentials.  This is becoming standard practice within businesses that take cybersecurity seriously.  Without MFA your username and password will suffice, however, with MFA you will also need to provide another form of identification.  This could be answering a security question, entering a code from your smartphone or similar.  The concept involves using something only the user knows or possesses to ensure they are the correct user.

Cyber Security

Security will always be a concern when it comes to IT and technology.  MFA is only one in a range of security solutions to protect you online.  To protect yourself successfully from cybercriminals you need to have several layers of protection and MFA should be one of them. 

Using the knowledge and expertise of your technology partner is a clever move.  For every problem there will be a solution and talking to an expert from the GDK Network Systems team will reveal many options for you.  Why not make the start and implement MFA as another layer of security for your business?  Talk to our team today to find out more.