Defending Awesome

We recently became aware that our email account was compromised this morning Jul 9 2026

We are currently securing the account and reviewing what happened with Microsoft Outlook security.

If you received a suspicious email from us that looks like the attached example, or anything similar, please do not open it and do not click any links or attachments.

If you did click on the email, we recommendations from Outlook Security Team are as follows.

1) Change your email password immediately.
2) Turn on two-factor authentication.
3) Use an authenticator app where possible.
4) Check your logged-in devices and recent account activity for any suspicious logins or unfamiliar locations.
5) Review your email rules and forwarding settings to make sure nothing suspicious was added

One way to identify a real email from Defending Awesome is that we will always sign off using our real names. The people who work here are Jim, Jay, Briar, and Alex.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, we were also victims of this after opening a document that appeared to come from a client.

Jim
Defending Awesome