Essential Solutions LLC Blog

I was sitting with a client the other day, and I watched him carefully move his mouse up to the top left of his screen, click "Edit," and scroll down to "Copy." Then he navigated over to a new document, clicked "Edit" again, and hit "Paste."

It took him about ten seconds. When I showed him how to do the exact same thing in less than a second without ever taking his hands off the keyboard, he looked at me like I had just performed magic.

I was working on a project the other day, and as I started typing out a summary, a little icon popped up in the margin of my Google Doc. It was Google’s AI, essentially asking me if I wanted help "refining" my thoughts.

If you use Google Workspace for your business, you’ve likely seen these "Help me write" prompts appearing. It’s part of the massive AI wave we’re seeing everywhere, but this one is right there in the middle of your workspace.

Most contemporary cyberthreats originate from social engineering. Typically, this involves deceptive phishing messages designed to lure users into compromising their own safety. While these attacks can occur across various platforms, email remains the primary weapon of choice for attackers.

To stay protected, let’s examine the key red flags that suggest an email is actually a phishing attempt.