Sending out and receiving emails for many of us, is a large part of our daily life. It has become second nature to send a quick email to a colleague, friend or customer and it is hard to remember a time before emails.

There are a lot of scams that are sent out through emails and certain emails that are received can contain very harmful viruses. So how do we protect ourselves against this threat and what should we do if we receive a malicious email? You need to ensure that you have a good antivirus program installed on the PC or phone/tablet that you are using. Many antivirus systems will pick up an email before you have opened it and warn you that it looks suspicious. You should also set up junk settings on your inbox to filter out suspicious emails, but also be aware to check this box occasionally as sometimes it does catch genuine emails and they may go unread.