Securing company email content: a checklist

Hacking emails is the cheapest way for cybercriminals to make a profit because it’s easy to access and because of the financial value of having someone else’s financial and personal data. (Photo: Getty)

How many times a day do you click send on an email? If you are like most people, hundreds. And you probably never give it a second thought. You assume it’s safe. You assume it will go to the person you intend it to.

And there is the problem. Organizations, and the people in them, simply never think about email content being stolen – until it happens. In every organization, individual employees are the weakest link when it comes to email security. Remote working, which is coming more ubiquitous and appealing, makes the use of unsecured email (on personal devices) even more likely, adding another weakness. Employees’ use of personal mobile devices to access work-related data or connect to unprotected WiFi networks also put their company at risk.