Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

How easy is it to take steps to ensure computer users avoid unknowingly inviting malware - the unwanted guest - into the 'corporate home'?

Email, once a straightforward vehicle that delivered viruses, Trojans, spam, etc., is now an open door continually exploited by individuals, organised groups of malware authors and cybercriminals to deliver sophisticated and stealthy adaptations of security threats.  Without any obvious signs, they take up residency on desktops and can even establish an extensive stronghold on corporate networks.

Just how open is email as a door for security threats? How easy is it to take steps to ensure computer users avoid unknowingly inviting malware - the unwanted guest - into the 'corporate home'?

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