Practical procedures to avoid Phishing

Caring for emails

Email messages are one of the most common forms of phishing. The first tip is to be wary of the emails you receive, especially those that are forwarded directly to the SPAM box. Even if they look like credible messages, there are great chances that it is a fake email that has already been flagged by others as an attempted scam, and this has caused its sender to be marked as a spammer.


Another important point is related to the topic of email. Phishme research has shown that we are attracted to scams by the following themes:

These data demonstrate that people end up falling for blows mainly when the subject is not related to work. It is up to the company to instruct its collaborators not to open e-mails on other people's topics on the devices used in service or to reinforce that these e-mails are a great scam attempt.

Usually, companies hire IT Specialists to solve technical problems, such as computer systems, software, hardware, networks, cloud platforms, etc.

A few more tips on emails:


Check the sender and see if the email domain is business;

Watch out for typos and grammar errors in the message and in the sender's email address (this can be a strong indication of scam. The most serious companies take great care of this);

If the email asks for personal data, be even more suspicious;

Beware of attachments and links inserted;

Make sure in every possible way that the website is secure. Before entering information, check the certificate and its validity by clicking on the padlock next to the URL. If in doubt, contact the requesting company to make sure the request was made.

Keep your computer up to date

Updates from manufacturers always renew the database on scams, viruses and ransomware, helping to protect the device.


Never fail to carry out the updates proposed by the manufacturers.

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