Sometimes a scam is obvious…

…but sometimes you do get fooled.

Today I have published my first cyber security article, of 2023, over on our online training site CyberAwake. It is about a spam email that got through our email defences.

Sometimes a simple email may work for the bad guys – CyberAwake

Here is the email:

Now the reason it did not get caught was that it was very simple and there were no obvious hooks for the protection software to catch onto or malicious attachments to give it away – in fact it was so simple no one would (or should) fall for it. But what would happen if this email looks exactly like one that would come from HRMC or you best client?

That’s why everyone needs awareness training for this easiest of cyber attacks.