False Positive

Always follow your organisation's official security guidelines when reporting suspicious emails.

 

What is a False Positive?

False Positive is not a dangerous email and is also not considered as a spam. The email may have elements that make you consider it as a threat – but the content including the links, the attachments and the sender’s address are not dangerous, making the email a False Positive.

A typical false positive email can be your company's internal newsletter or a introduction to a new tool in your organisation, which may look unexpected or suspicious to you, but is neither spam nor a malicious attack. If you are unsure whether an email is real, please reach out to your cyber security team for further assistance.

 

Always follow your organisation's official security guidelines when reporting suspicious emails.

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