{"id":15567,"date":"2024-11-11T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=15567"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:36:02","slug":"check-your-email-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/11\/check-your-email-security\/","title":{"rendered":"NCSC: Check Your Email Security a service to help UK organisations check for vulnerabilities."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15567\" class=\"elementor elementor-15567\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5662e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b5662e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed46d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ed46d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101loxy2\/creativeref:1101l50786\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/creative.prf.hn\/source\/camref:1101loxy2\/creativeref:1101l50786\" width=\"1456\" height=\"180\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e934f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43e934f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523ff70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1523ff70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fce270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75fce270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15568\" alt=\"Image Credit: creativeart\/Freepik Email Security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c42f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9c42f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3a396b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7f3a396b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center\/><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=rv%2fnShY4wLA&amp;offerid=572706.47&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"nordvpn\" src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=rv%2fnShY4wLA&bids=572706.47&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=16\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d0929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"49d0929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Monday 11 November 2024 at 11:00 CET<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>CYBER THREAT INTEL:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><strong>NCSC: Check Your Email Security &#8211; Check your Email Security is a free government service to help <\/strong><strong>UK organisations check for vulnerabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><\/b>By: Iain Fraser &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cybersecurity+journalist&amp;client=opera&amp;hs=J2J&amp;sca_esv=4b48ab93829afc9b&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIJJxCdzfo9XXGpMHq8BhsB4jkM6-g%3A1725554192279&amp;ei=EN7ZZu7sELiikdUPj53AsAs&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjutK-lnqyIAxU4UaQEHY8OELYQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=cybersecurity+journalist&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGGN5YmVyc2VjdXJpdHkgam91cm5hbGlzdDIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIKECMYgAQYJxiKBTIEECMYJzIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCBAAGIAEGKIESNpQUKMIWPRCcAJ4AJABBJgB7AGgAd4mqgEGMC4zMi4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIboALHH6gCCsICBxAjGLADGCfCAgcQABiwAxgewgIOEAAYgAQYsAMYhgMYigXCAgsQABiABBiwAxiiBMICBxAjGCcY6gLCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICEBAuGIAEGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgUQLhiABJgDB4gGAZAGCJIHBjIuMjMuMqAHgM8C&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity Journalist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/index.php\/inner-sanctum-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYBERInsights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sme+cybersecurity+news&amp;client=opera&amp;hs=QsT&amp;sca_esv=cd08aac0b4846c63&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIIaZwnvuQfvJpPCaga2UcqJmvux4A%3A1719554579183&amp;ei=E1J-Zu30Cqbpi-gPva6Q6A8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwityvT-z_2GAxWm9AIHHT0XBP0Q4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=sme+cybersecurity+news&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFnNtZSBjeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5IG5ld3MyBBAjGCcyBBAjGCcyBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTIIEAAYgAQYogRI0hpQuwdYtBJwAXgBkAEAmAHBAaABkAiqAQMwLja4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgagApcHwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgUQABiABJgDAIgGAZAGCZIHBTEuNC4xoAerMw&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First for SME Cybersecurity News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=NCSC%3A+Check+Your+Email+Security+a+service+to+help+UK+organisations+check+for+vulnerabilities.&amp;sca_esv=01cba71388b00108&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWILVaqXZuk6OmOF8DLfqJX4x4skGWw%3A1731515113403&amp;ei=6dI0Z52WGP-P7NYPz8fJ6QQ&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjdroe63NmJAxX_B9sEHc9jMk0Q4dUDCA8&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=NCSC%3A+Check+Your+Email+Security+a+service+to+help+UK+organisations+check+for+vulnerabilities.&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiXU5DU0M6IENoZWNrIFlvdXIgRW1haWwgU2VjdXJpdHkgYSBzZXJ2aWNlIHRvIGhlbHAgVUsgb3JnYW5pc2F0aW9ucyBjaGVjayBmb3IgdnVsbmVyYWJpbGl0aWVzLkitEFAAWMcFcAF4AJABAJgBrAGgAawBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEB-AECmAIBoAIYqAIMwgIHECMYJxjqAsICFBAAGIAEGJECGLQCGIoFGOoC2AEBmAMYugYGCAEQARgBkgcBMaAHkQE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Indexed on 111124 11:30 CET<\/a><em><br \/>\n#CyberInsights #CyberSecurity\u00a0<\/em><em>#CyberMedia #CyberPR #CyberAwareness<br \/>\n#SME #SmallBusiness #smallbusinessowner<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2839457e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2839457e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4012c113 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4012c113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d036321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d036321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100loHrP\/creativeref:1011l114168\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/creative.prf.hn\/source\/camref:1100loHrP\/creativeref:1011l114168\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4d31cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c4d31cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44724fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"44724fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This service from the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ncsc.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCSC<\/a><\/strong> (National Cyber Security Centre)  guides organisations to improve their email security. It checks your email domain for two important areas of cyber security relating to your emails:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Email anti-spoofing: Preventing cyber criminals sending emails pretending to be you (known as spoofing)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Email privacy: Making it harder for cyber criminals to intercept and read your email in transit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509a4b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"509a4b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=O2nimmlgUsk&amp;t=7s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5575e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"6c5575e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>What is Email Security?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email security is the practice of preventing email-based cyber-attacks, protecting email accounts from takeover, and securing the contents of emails. Email security is multifaceted and may require several different layers of protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474a17a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"474a17a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15568\" alt=\"Image Credit: creativeart\/Freepik Email Security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/189-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: creativeart\/Freepik<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a48d5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"4a48d5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>How does it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tool runs quick checks in seconds. 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