Our service desk always gets a lot of questions about whether or not an email is legitimate. If you suspect an email is not legitimate, it probably is not – usually your gut instinct is correct here. 95% of the...
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How to report spam to Microsoft 365
Getting a lot of annoying spam in your email? Here's a quick guide on how to report spam in Microsoft 365. For customers using Office 365’s built-in junk mail filter, there is an outlook plugin you can install to report spam that gets past Microsoft’s filters and move...
How to detect phishing and scam emails
At SpireTech, our managed services clients often contact the helpdesk to determine if an email is fake or not. We thought it’d be helpful to put together a short instructional video to help you identify some common signs that an email is a phish or fake email....
Check email header information for signs of spoofing
Think about this scenario: A friend tells you that they received a message from your email address that wasn’t really sent from you. They think you’ve been hacked and your account is sending malicious emails to friends. How do you know if your email address...
Sneaky Spammer Tactics and How To Avoid Them
used with permission from Norton by Symantec, by Nadia Kovacs Spam is a problem on the Internet, coming at us from just about every angle of the online space. Some spammers develop sophisticated, well-planned strategies, while others can be sloppy and still drive...
Avoid Hackers, Spammers, and Identify Thieves With 5 Simple Tips
used with permission from Microsoft at Work Whether at work, home, or mobile, keeping your computer and other devices secure is important. There are any number of threats to security on the web, but keeping your personal and work data safe is relatively easy. It may...
How to detect phishing emails and spam
After some recent discussions with some clients and family, it occurred to me that many people still have questions about how to tell "fake" emails from real ones - so I thought it might be a good time to point out some sure-fire ways to know when to hit that delete...