October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and WEST is honored to be an NCSAM Champion! Now in its 17th year, it continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and ensure that we all have the resources we need to be safer and more secure online. Join us all month as we'll be sharing some proactive ways to stay safe online! Do your part. #BeCyberSmart.
SAFE (Security Awareness for Everyone) is a program to increase awareness about cybersecurity. By raising awareness, we hope to help change online behaviors, as well as encourage you to practice safe computing habits, make smart and informed decisions about information security, and protect your business.
The US Secret Service has identified a criminal fraud network targeting state unemployment funds using personal information stolen from Americans. They are using social engineering techniques to recruit unsuspecting individuals to help launder the funds and have already stolen millions of dollars, with much more very likely. If you are planning to file for unemployment, or know someone who is, there are steps you can take to protect yourself. Read the latest Alert! to learn what you can do.
Do you use Zoom for your teleconferencing needs? If so, make sure you read the newest SAFE Alert! about an update that Zoom just released to all users that will fix a bug that needs you to take action to help keep your meetings and information safe.
There's a lot of information, some true and some false, on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the news and online. And as we’ve said before, scammers are still trying to use the promise of the latest information about the virus to scare you, make you look ... then trick you into falling for their scams. Our latest Coronavirus Map Scams Alert! is out to let you know about a specific type of scam that is becoming more familiar, and help you avoid being tricked by this and other evolving scams.
There's a lot of information and reports on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the news and online. And scammers are trying to use misinformation about the virus to scare you... then trick you into falling for their scams. Our Coronavirus Scams Alert! is going out to help you know what to look for to avoid them, and where you can go to get the latest accurate information during this event.