Three Ways to Verify the Identity of an Email

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1. The easiest, and still one of the most effective, ways to protect yourself is to validate the email address identity. “First, hover over the “from” display name to see what email address pops up (to hover, move your pointer over the information that you want to verify).” Still not convinced? If the email is coming from someone you regularly communication with, compare the new message against older ones. Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same?

   In Email risk classification

2. The easiest, and still one of the most effective, ways to protect yourself is to validate the email address identity. “It’s very common for an attacker to spoof a display name to look like it is coming from someone legitimate, but when you hover over the display name you’ll often find that message is actually coming from someone else.” Still not convinced? If the email is coming from someone you regularly communication with, compare the new message against older ones. Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same?

   In Email risk classification

3. First, hover over the “from” display name to see what email address pops up (to hover, move your pointer over the information that you want to verify). It’s very common for an attacker to spoof a display name to look like it is coming from someone legitimate, but when you hover over the display name you’ll often find that message is actually coming from someone else. “Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same?” And, lastly, don’t forget to call! There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned, pick-up-the-phone and ask the person if they meant to send you the “I’m stuck in Paris and need money to get out now” message – just make sure you use a phone number from your address book and not one on the potentially suspicious email.

   In Email risk classification

4. Still not convinced? If the email is coming from someone you regularly communication with, compare the new message against older ones. Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same? “There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned, pick-up-the-phone and ask the person if they meant to send you the “I’m stuck in Paris and need money to get out now” message – just make sure you use a phone number from your address book and not one on the potentially suspicious email.” Inspect

   In Email risk classification

5. The easiest, and still one of the most effective, ways to protect yourself is to validate the email address identity. “First, hover over the “from” display name to see what email address pops up (to hover, move your pointer over the information that you want to verify).” Still not convinced? If the email is coming from someone you regularly communication with, compare the new message against older ones. Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same?

   In Sender identity setup

6. First, hover over the “from” display name to see what email address pops up (to hover, move your pointer over the information that you want to verify). It’s very common for an attacker to spoof a display name to look like it is coming from someone legitimate, but when you hover over the display name you’ll often find that message is actually coming from someone else. “Does the display name look the same for all emails? Is the email signature the same?” And, lastly, don’t forget to call! There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned, pick-up-the-phone and ask the person if they meant to send you the “I’m stuck in Paris and need money to get out now” message – just make sure you use a phone number from your address book and not one on the potentially suspicious email.

   In Sender identity setup