{"id":6980,"date":"2017-01-16T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=6980"},"modified":"2017-01-16T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T21:16:49","slug":"well-outlook-protect-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/well-outlook-protect-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"How Well Does Outlook Protect Your Emails?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For every legitimate email that you receive, chances are you get one hundred other emails that are anything but real. Whether it\u2019s another notification about your Swiss Lotto win, an online dating website enticing you to join, or an inheritance you\u2019ll get if you will only provide your bank account info., chances are that you\u2019ve come across more than a few spam emails. Microsoft Outlook users, however, receive a double dose of <\/span>protection from scam emails<\/span><\/a>. How does Microsoft Outlook protect your emails?<\/span><\/p>\n

Spam Emails<\/b><\/h2>\n

Right from the start, like most email clients, Microsoft Outlook evaluates your incoming messages, determining whether or not they are spam. Anything that doesn\u2019t make the cut heads directly to your spam folder so you never have to deal with it.<\/p>\n

Read More: How to Scan Your Android Device for Viruses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

But this email program goes a step above and beyond. Most messages that arrive to your inbox are in HTML format. Many of them contain images or even sounds that are from another place on the Internet (an external source).<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes, scammy email providers use those things to grab your email address. When you open the email, the content is downloaded automatically, and the spammer is able to effortlessly validate your email address. After that, it may be sold off to additional spammers so you receive even more junk emails \u2014 as if you didn\u2019t receive enough already. Luckily, Microsoft Outlook blocks these automatic picture downloads.<\/p>\n

Phishing<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are plenty of junk emails that pretend to be from legitimate sources. They may pose as a financial institution, an insurance company, or an online retailer (to name a few). No matter who they pretend to be, they share a common goal: to get you to provide your personal information. They are hoping to trick you into providing your account number or passwords so they can get into it themselves.<\/p>\n

Phishing scams aren\u2019t always easy to spot. The junk email filter checks out each incoming email to make sure it doesn\u2019t contain suspicious links, and to see if the sender\u2019s address is legitimate. To keep you from making a big mistake, those emails are routed to your junk folder, and any functionality (like clicking links or replying to the message), is disabled.<\/p>\n

However, there is always a risk, as Outlook\u2019s system isn\u2019t perfect. Install <\/span>DFNDR<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on your Android smartphone for highly effective antivirus and malware protection. If a malicious email slips through, DFNDR\u00a0will detect the threat immediately. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft Outlook is working hard to keep email safe. See how this email client handles spam or scam emails \u2014 so you don’t have to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3289,149,4189],"class_list":["post-6980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-outlook","tag-phishing","tag-spam-emails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}