Have you spotted these clues in your º«¹úÂãÎè email?
Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they’re all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your º«¹úÂãÎè email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.
Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tips
Microsoft adds these tips at the top of each unexpected or suspicious email coming from outside º«¹úÂãÎè. They act as a clue to help you determine if an email should be trusted. We know may be easy to miss, so it’s a good habit to practice spotting them.
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What’s the most common safety tip you’ll see?
"You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important."
You'll see it when:
- Anyone contacts you for the first time. This could be a legitimate contact, a marketer, spam, or phishing.
- Someone emails you rarely. For example, a fellow researcher from another institution only emails you once or twice a year.
Where can you see other sample safety tips and learn more about them?
Visit our article in the IT Knowledge Base.
