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SECURITY-AWARENESS5 MIN READ

Check a Suspicious Email Without Becoming an Investigator

Apply a safe, repeatable check to a suspicious message without clicking risky artifacts.

A plausible benefits email asks you to review a dependent audit through a button before end of day. Pause -> Inspect -> Verify elsewhere -> Report The common trap is to click first and decide later because the topic is familiar and the deadline feels administrative. Pause on action Name the requested action before doing it: click a button, sign in, download a file, call a number, or approve a change. Phishing moves you from recognition to action. Naming the action slows the automatic click. Inspect context Check sender, timing, wording, attachment type, link destination preview, and whether the request…

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