Bytesize Cyber Series - How to spot a phishing email

The cyber threat landscape is rapidly evolving. It is becoming increasingly sophisticated and impacting individuals and businesses alike. To help you stay one step ahead of cybercrime, we’ll be exploring a different aspect of cyber security each month in 2025 as part of our bitesize series.

This month’s focus is on how to spot a phishing email.


What is a phishing email?

A phishing email is an email containing links to malicious websites or viruses which is intended to scam people.

Phishing emails can come in all shapes and sizes and pose a risk to all people and organisations, no matter how robust you may think your security measures are. One wrong click can be enough to give cybercriminals access to your organisation’s systems. That’s why it is so important to educate yourself and your employees on how to spot a phishing email.