Is Your AI Email Assistant a Security Risk? What You Need to Know AI email tools like Gmail’s Smart Compose, Outlook’s Copilot, and third‑party helpers such as Grammarly or SaneBox are now used by millions. They save time by drafting replies, summarising threads, and suggesting phrasing. But the trade‑off is less obvious: these assistants require deep access to your inbox – and that comes with real security and privacy risks. ...
What to Know Before Using AI Email Assistants: Benefits and Hidden Risks Intro If you use Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail, you’ve likely noticed new AI-powered features appearing in your inbox. Smart Compose suggests sentences as you type. Copilot in Outlook drafts entire replies. These tools promise to save time, but they also raise questions about privacy and security. Before you turn them on, it’s worth understanding what they do with your messages—and what risks come with the convenience. ...
What Microsoft’s Email Security Data Reveals About the Threats in Your Inbox Intro Every day, your inbox faces a steady stream of attempts to trick you, scam you, or infect your device. The numbers behind those attempts are hard to come by, but Microsoft recently published a year’s worth of data from its Defender for Office 365 platform. The benchmarks cover what its filters see, block, and miss. While the data comes from enterprise customers, the patterns apply to anyone who uses email. ...
How Real-Time Validation Stops Business Email Compromise Business email compromise (BEC) remains one of the costliest forms of cyber fraud. In a BEC attack, a criminal impersonates a trusted vendor, executive, or partner and tricks someone into wiring money or changing payment details. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that BEC losses have exceeded tens of billions of dollars in recent years, and the problem is getting worse. A Trustpair report from January 2026 found that 71% of U.S. companies reported an increase in fraud attacks, with AI making these scams more convincing. ...
What Microsoft’s New Email Security Data Means for Your Inbox Introduction If you use Outlook or Microsoft 365 for email, you’re relying on Microsoft Defender to catch threats before they reach you. Recently, Microsoft released a year’s worth of email security benchmarking data, offering a rare look at the volume and types of attacks that hit inboxes daily. The report itself is understandably promotional, but the trends it describes are consistent with what security researchers have observed independently. More importantly, the findings point to a handful of settings and habits that can meaningfully reduce your risk—no IT degree required. ...
Microsoft’s Email Security Benchmark: What a Year of Data Reveals About Your Inbox Threats Email remains the most common entry point for cyber attacks, and Microsoft’s Defender for Office 365 processes billions of messages each month. Earlier this year, the company published its first email security benchmark, based on a year of real-world telemetry from across its customer base. The report isn’t just a collection of statistics—it’s a diagnostic tool that can help any organization spot weak points in its email defenses. ...
How to Spot Prime Day Shopping Scams and Keep Your Money Safe Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year. With millions of people hunting for deals, scammers know this is a perfect moment to strike. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently issued a warning about the rise in online shopping scams tied to Prime Day. If you’re planning to shop the sales, it helps to know what kinds of tricks are out there and how to avoid them. ...
What Microsoft’s Year of Email Security Data Reveals About Today’s Biggest Threats Email remains one of the most common attack vectors for cybercriminals, and understanding the current threat landscape is essential for anyone who relies on digital communication—which is nearly everyone. Microsoft recently published a year’s worth of telemetry from Microsoft Defender for Office 365, covering June 2025 to June 2026. The report offers concrete benchmarks on phishing, spam, malware detection, and other email security metrics. Here’s what the data shows and how you can use it to strengthen your own defenses. ...
How to Spot Online Shopping Scams Ahead of Prime Day Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year, and scammers know it. With millions of shoppers hunting for deals, fraudulent websites, phishing emails, and too-good-to-be-true offers proliferate. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning about increased scam activity around Prime Day, urging consumers to stay vigilant. ...
BBB Warns: Watch Out for These Online Shopping Scams Before Prime Day Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year—and criminals know it. Every major sale period brings a predictable surge in phishing emails, fake websites, and fraudulent ads. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a formal warning in June 2026, urging shoppers to stay alert as scammers ramp up efforts ahead of Prime Day. ...