Cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and attacks through email are more frequent and widespread than ever before. Even with advanced filtering systems in place, a malicious message could still reach your inbox. That's why it's essential to have multiple layers of protection.
Email Warning Tags
To enhance our defense against these threats, we have added Email Warning Tags to our messages. These tags will appear as a banner at the top of any message that could potentially pose a risk to you or CRSI, and provide you with the option to report a suspicious message.
Please note that these warning tags do not prevent you from reading, forwarding, responding to, or interacting with a message (such as downloading attachments or clicking on links). Instead, they serve as a reminder that something doesn't quite look right and that we should proceed with caution.
Here are some examples of when a warning tag may be applied to a message:
- Untrusted Sender - This tag may appear when you receive a message from an address that you have not communicated with before. It typically goes away once you've communicated with that sender multiple times over several days.
- May Be Unsafe - This tag may appear when Proofpoint is unsure whether a message is safe. Proceed with extreme caution.
- Imposter - This tag may appear when a message appears to be impersonating another sender. Proceed with extreme caution.
- Fake Website - This tag may appear when a message contains links to a fraudulent website. Proceed with extreme caution.
- Domain Age - This tag may appear when an email sender’s domain is less than 90 days old. Attackers commonly use newly created domains to launch their email attacks, so proceed with extreme caution.
- Sender Identity Couldn't Be Verified - This tag may appear when an email sender's servers lack the proper security settings to verify the sender's identity. This could indicate impersonation; therefore, proceed with extreme caution.