Just to reminder to be cautious when dealing with emails received from both known and unknown sources. You are probably familiar with phony shipping notices, fake lottery notifications and fake invoice documents.  Added to that, there have been instances of legitimate businesses email system being compromised, resulting in malicious emails being sent from the accounts of current or old employees of those companies.

So, just because you receive an email from what appears to be one of your genuine contact doesn’t necessarily means that the email is safe. Analyze the content of the email, do not click on links or open attachments unless you know what they are about or expect them. If you are unsure about the trustworthiness or authenticity of a particular email, please contact your IT team and we’ll advise accordingly.

Keep in mind that these threats affect both your work and personal email accounts. Because you receive an email from a relative doesn’t necessary mean that they sent it or that it is genuine.