29 Nov You may not be able to stop “spoofing” of your email address, but here’s what you can do

You may not be able to stop “spoofing” of your email address, but here’s what you can do

Email wasn’t designed to ensure that senders were who they say they are

If you’re getting spoofed emails from yourself, you can stop yourself from seeing them. But there is little you can do to prevent the spoofer from sending them.

But we are not doomed. We just need to get smarter. We share six tips aimed at protecting your devices and your digital life:

1. Run an up-to-date antivirus solution – Running antivirus on your devices helps protect you from the mass of attacks – We recommend Webroot Secure Anywhere Endpoint Security – for Mac & PC 
2. Don’t open or click on emails from unknown senders. Set your email junk filter to a high setting.
3. Scrutinize email addresses and URLs, and hover before you click. Criminals are famous for switching a letter or two in a trusted name to get you to click.
4. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You aren’t going to win a random gift card or prize for something you did not sign up to enter.
5. Be particularly careful when viewing emails on smartphones as phishing indicators can be more difficult to identify.
6. Do the basics – keep your machine updated, back up your information and use a strong passphrase – all of these actions make it easier to recover if you do click on a malicious link.

My additional advice is to also report it to your internet service provider. They have more time and tools to do more research and may be able to block messages from the IP address. Of course, the IP address can be spoofed. But ISPs are constantly fighting this too. If you have phishing, spoofing or malware issues, contact your ISP.

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