Is Email spoofing dangerous?

[Clara Smith]

What is Email spoofing?

[Milo Adey]

It is a method used by hackers to get access and insert malware into the system by changing the email header to copy a well-recognized and reliable organisation or any specific person.

[Hazel Williams]

In email spoofing the users see the heading and open the email. The users find the name to be reliable so they open the email. And the users are trapped in the hacker’s plan.

[River Brown]

Why it is dangerous?

[cooper smith]

It is risky because when the user sees the title they find it to be trustworthy, they keep on going with the process and in this way they are trapped. The data will be quite realistic so users can’t differentiate between real and fake emails.

[Milo Adey]

The users can delete the email but they are unable to detect it. So, they keep following the instructions directed in the email, revealing their personal information, and bank details, or clicking any link they provide in the email. And this way the hacker enters the user’s system and takes over it.

[cooper smith]

How to avoid Email Spoofing?

[Clara Smith]

There are various ways of avoiding email spoofing:

1) You can enable Spam filters.

2) Implement Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys identified mail (DKIM), and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC).

3) Use Secure Email Gateway (SEG) software, like Barracuda, to track emails as they are sent and received. This will allow you to stop email-based threats before they can reach a mail server, so providing predelivery security.

[Clara Smith]

Thanks to all of you