Beware of emails from unknown originators
Today, it's hard to imagine carrying out our daily work activities without email. Even if you communicate frequently via Facebook, What's App, Threema or similar services, you probably have several email accounts that hackers are happy to send malicious emails to.
It goes without saying that the "bad guys" have discovered that email can provide a way to propagate <link en it-security glossary viren-wuermer-co internal-link>malware or pilfer sensitive information, such as credit card, bank or system access data.
Follow these guidelines to protect yourself:
Use caution when handling suspicious emails and attachments.
- Be careful with the content of unknown emails and attachments. It could be a phishing email.
- Every unknown or unfamiliar attachment or link that you open can impact the security of your computer.
Protection against unwanted emails
- LRZ flags unwanted emails with a special symbol. Since both malicious and ad emails are flagged, here, you can use this symbol for your own protection. To find out how this works, read the article on <link en it-security instructions-and-guides unwanted-e-mails internal-link>protection against unwanted emails.