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How to Identify and Combat Spam and Phishing Emails (Udemy.com)

Email security against spam and phishing emails - Cybersecurity for normal people

Created by: Roy Davis

Last updated December 2022

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What you will learn

  • How email safety ties in with an overall cybersecurity strategy.
  • Understand areas to help determine email sender trust.
  • Identify red flags in emails.
  • Evaluate methods for cutting down email scams and lowering account exposure.
  • Understand strategies and tools to keep scammers at arm's length.
  • What to do if you fall victim to an email scam.

How it compares

Against the other 523 rated Udemy courses in Hacking on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 51% of them
  • Reviews6,064#32 of 524 by number of reviews
  • Length0.6 hoursshorter than 98% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2022earlier than 71% of them

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Course Description

Email remains an incredibly important personal and business communication tool. With an account that touches so many other online accounts, email is crucial to protect.

Do you find yourself constantly deleting spam messages and worrying about whether that email from your bank is actually legit? If so, then this How to Combat Spam and Phishing Emails course can help you safeguard your email account and identity.

You will be able to understand personal email safety and how it ties in with your overall personal cybersecurity strategy. You'll be able to identify fraudulent emails before they can do damage by being able to:


  • Spot red flags in fake emails.

  • Evaluate available email security measures for cutting down on email scams.

  • Understand strategies and tools to keep scammers at arm's length.

  • Plus, if you ever do fall victim to an email scam, this course has tips on what you can do next.


Email scams are on the rise year after year, but it's not hopeless. There are ways to protect yourself. By putting the basics in place, you can lower your account exposure. And with lower exposure, you will be less likely to fall victim to an email scam.

Stay safe online – sign up for our online course today and start learning how to make yourself more resilient to email scammers!


COURSE UPDATES

I believe in continuous improvement in all my courses and products! Here's the list of updates to this How to Identify and Combat Spam and Phishing Emails course since its release:


  1. Added U.S. English captions to all videos on 6/6/2022. The auto-generated captions were terrible.

  2. Updated Areas That Help You Determine Sender Trust lecture in Section 2 on 6/6/2022.

  3. Course was released in late May 2022.

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Instructor Details

Roy Davis

After 19 years in IT, with the last 9 specifically in Security, I've become obsessed with helping people solve problems and spreading the cyber word. Working in IT is fun for hands-on folks. But for those that stay, you'll find that they love to help others. This goes naturally with teaching, so it's no surprise that some of the most grizzled IT veterans are good instructors.

All good instructors want to see their students apply the knowledge that was taught. I want to take it a step further. My goal is to not only bring applicable knowledge into my courses but also to shift your perspective, even by a little bit. If you’re interested in the topics I teach, I’d love to see you on the inside.

Enroll in one of my classes today. I can’t wait to serve you!

-- Education --

Master of Business Administration, track of study in Information Systems

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

-- Professional Certifications --

(ISC)² CISSP

CompTIA Project+

CompTIA CySA+

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA A+

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Reviews

4.5

6,064 ratings on Udemy

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By Alex Vonderstein on 8/14/2026

The course provided a solid, practical breakdown of email security and phishing detection. Breaking down real-world email headers and comparing legitimate communications with phishing attempts helped reinforce key concepts like DKIM signatures and red-flag identification. It was clear, straightforward, and met my expectations.

By Akash Barapatre on 7/31/2026

Great course! I gained an excellent understanding of the various types of email phishing scams. Completing this training was a highly valuable learning experience.

By Justin Bae on 7/28/2026

I really enjoyed this course. It provided useful and practical information about identifying phishing emails, recognizing red flags, and protecting personal accounts.

By Liping Ma on 7/16/2026

course is very informative and concise enough for me to capture the key elements. so my learning is very effective and efficient. Thanks,

By Scott Jeon on 5/28/2026

Yes, it was a great fit for me. The course was very practical and easy to understand. I learned a lot of useful tips on how to protect my inbox from spam and phishing emails.

By Ann Jacobson on 5/20/2026

The course is fine. It repeats many of the things already learned from other email security courses, but it is good to have a refresher.

By Amit Srikumar on 5/10/2026

Found that some of the resources links need to be updated as they don't link to the articles referred in examples

By Abigail Villarreal on 4/7/2026

This course really did help me understand emails as I have always been curious about hacking. This is such a great introduction course.

By Tess Nguyen on 3/4/2026

Yes, the tips are helping me personally with how to deal with the daily spam I receive. Thank you!!

By Joseph Felix Shirima on 11/20/2025

This training is very useful, i recommend everyone should learn this

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Overall Score : 90 / 100