You’ve just received a password-protected zip file in your email. It’s password-protected, so it must be safe to open, right? It probably is if you know who is sending it and if you were expecting it. But what if you don’t? Is it still safe to open? Check out this Tip Sheet to find out what you need to know.
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.
There are good habits and bad habits. We know what we should do, but some bad habits are just fun. However, it's not worth it when it comes to our Security and Privacy. In this Month's tipsheet, we bring you various tips that you can turn into Good Habits that can make you more secure, aware, and bring you peace of mind. And who doesn't need that?
While the majority of people using social media sites are not a threat, malicious individuals may be drawn to these sites by the amount of easily accessible personal information! The more information they have about you, the easier it is to take advantage of you, your friends and contacts, or your company. This SAFE Tip Sheet shares steps you can take to gain control over what you share, and what others are able to see as you navigate your social, online life.
Our increasingly digital lives make things so convenient, but can also put us in harm’s way. Cyber criminals continue to find new uses for ever-expanding and easily accessible online technologies to commit all sorts of crime. If cyber crime happens to you, do you know what you should do?
To click or not to click – that is the question you should ask yourself every time you are faced with an email, text message, social media post, or web search that provides you with a link or a document and asks you to click on it. We live and work with social interactions every day in our busy world, but with some thoughtful attention, and some helpful tips, you can avoid some of the pitfalls that fraudsters are trying to put in your way.