subject: Malware, Spyware, and Viruses, Oh My! Should You Open that Email? [print this page] Malware, Spyware, and Viruses, Oh My! Should You Open that Email?
It happens all the time.people get their networks infected with viruses, spyware, malware, and so on. It happens to individuals and it happens to companies. When it happens to anyone it can hamper productivity but when it happens to a company, it can be crippling.
But how do you know how it's getting in? How do you stop this from happening? Should you be more skeptical about opening or not opening emails? Will it even help?
Parasitic "stuff" (viruses, Trojan horses, bloatware, malware, and so on) will latch on to all sorts of emails and downloads. This makes it hard to protect your company and your reputation. Whether your staff is sharing jokes, whether your customers and / or vendors are sending infected emails in, or whether it's YOU who is the culprit for leaving a door open to hackers and bad guys, infecting your network and the networks of the people you're sending emails to --- stuff happens. You can't always predict which emails will be the ones causing the problems and those emails could be opened at work, at home, or through mobile computing.
Isn't being proactive a whole lot more productive than being paranoid?
Today there are email options that could help protect you and help you get secure and stay that way. Security is vital and if you utilize the right solution, you won't have to think about security all that much because it'll be built in and work in the background at all times. Whether you open an email at work, at your home office, or from your iPhone or Blackberry, you should feel safe in that you've got layers of security built in. This will apply to downloads as well.
Hosted Email & Security
More companies than ever are electing to go with a hosted email solution that includes hosting your email on a secure cloud and offering extras such as antivirus and anti-spam features. Being able to access emails from the office, the home office, or via a mobile device and knowing that you're secure can help you focus on business rather than on fighting viruses and spam. Instead of being afraid about which emails you open, maybe it's time to think about upgrading to an email solution that makes it easier than ever to securely communicate.
