Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The Top 25 Most Common Mistakes in Email Security
Posted by Jon Westfall in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:20 PM
"Someone recently pointed me to this article which describes the 25 Common Email Security mistakes people make.... It's an interesting read and one section really did make me smile! About making people aware that when they receive email from unknown sources...
Jason Langridge points out a very useful article that I enjoyed reading through. If there is one rule I could make others obey it would surely be "Never trust the From: line"! Clients at the Hosting company I consult for continually have issues with that one simple rule, most often complaining to us that "Someone has hacked my account" when they get returned mail or get spam from themselves. Oh how I wish people would spend some time and learn how to talk to a SMTP server - then they'd see just how easy it is to change the "From" line!
- You have not won the Irish Lotto, the Yahoo Lottery, or any other big cash prize.
- There is no actual Nigerian King or Prince trying to send you $10 million.
- Your Bank Account Details do not need to be reconfirmed immediately.
- You do not have an unclaimed inheritance.
- You never actually sent that "Returned Mail".
- The News Headline email is not just someone informing you about the daily news.
- You have not won an Ipod Nano."
Jason Langridge points out a very useful article that I enjoyed reading through. If there is one rule I could make others obey it would surely be "Never trust the From: line"! Clients at the Hosting company I consult for continually have issues with that one simple rule, most often complaining to us that "Someone has hacked my account" when they get returned mail or get spam from themselves. Oh how I wish people would spend some time and learn how to talk to a SMTP server - then they'd see just how easy it is to change the "From" line!
