Email remains the number one entry point for cyber attacks against small and medium-sized businesses. While most organisations have some form of email filtering in place, many assume that basic spam protection is enough. Unfortunately, modern threats have evolved — and email security needs to evolve with them. Evolving is crucial to keep our business safe from cyber attacks.
What Email Filtering Actually Does
Traditional email filtering is good at blocking obvious spam, malware, and known malicious senders. It’s designed to target high-volume, low-effort attacks, but it’s not built to stop targeted, human-focused threats. These threats need extra security.
Why Standard Email Filtering Is No Longer Enough
Today’s attackers use AI-generated messages, compromised email accounts, and social engineering tactics that bypass signature-based filters. These emails often look legitimate, reference real people, and appear to come from trusted sources — making them far harder to detect. Does this happen to you? You go to your inbox, and you see this email that looks totally legitimate, but it’s actually not. Every day it’s harder to distinguish between what’s true and what’s not.
The Rise of Advanced Email Threats
Small businesses are increasingly targeted by invoice fraud, impersonation emails, and credential-harvesting attacks. In many cases, the attacker doesn’t need malware — they just need one employee to click, reply, or trust the message. This is the reason why cybersecurity for small businesses should be in layers.
What Modern Email Security Looks Like
Modern email security solutions go beyond spam filtering. They use behavioural analysis, artificial intelligence, and shared threat intelligence to identify suspicious patterns, unusual sender behaviour, and risky content — even when an email looks legitimate.
Where Advanced Email Protection Fits In
Advanced email security tools work alongside platforms like Microsoft 365, adding an extra layer of protection. They are designed to detect sophisticated phishing attacks, respond automatically to threats, and help users identify suspicious emails before damage is done. These are the advanced layers of security SMBs need nowadays.
How Shropshire Computers Approaches Email Security
At Shropshire Computers, we take a layered approach to cybersecurity. Email filtering is just one piece of the puzzle. We help businesses understand their risks, strengthen their defences, and choose additional protection where it makes sense — without unnecessary complexity or scare tactics.
Looking for Stronger Email Security in Shropshire?
If you’re unsure whether your current email filtering is enough, we’re happy to help. We work with small and medium-sized businesses across Shropshire to improve email security, reduce risk, and protect staff from modern cyber threats.
Get in touch with Shropshire Computers to discuss your email security options and find out whether an additional layer of protection is right for your business.
