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How to Recognize a Phishing Email Before You Click

The Email That Cost One Company $37 Million In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that phishing and its variants remained the number one reported cybercrime by volume, with over 298,000 complaints in a single year. But here's the part that should keep

Carl B. Johnson Sep 25, 2025 8 min read
Phishing Emails

How to Spot Phishing Emails: A Practical Guide

The Email That Cost One Company $37 Million In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise — a sophisticated cousin of phishing — accounted for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses in 2023 alone. That's not a typo. And those are just

Carl B. Johnson Sep 11, 2024 8 min read
Phishing Emails

How to Spot Phishing Emails Before They Cost You

In March 2024, a finance director at a mid-size manufacturer in Ohio received an email from what appeared to be the company CEO. The message asked for an urgent wire transfer to close a confidential acquisition. The email looked flawless — correct logo, matching font, even a convincing signature block. She

Carl B. Johnson Feb 16, 2020 7 min read