Your mobile devices – including smartphones, laptops and tablets – are always within reach everywhere you go, whether for work, travel or entertainment. These devices make it easy to connect to the world around you, but they can also pack a lot of info about you and your friends and family, and your company. So it’s important to use your mobile devices safely. Our latest Tip Sheet will help you secure and protect your mobile devices, and the information that they hold.
SAFE
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'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.
Numerous data breaches each year mean that tax payers, preparers, and the business community must be alert during filing season for any unusual activity. Thieves may try to impersonate tax preparers or try to contact payroll services to leverage stolen identities to steal even more data that will allow them to better impersonate taxpayers and file fraudulent tax returns for refunds. Learn about the scams out there and the steps to help protect yourself during this already stressful tax season.
WESTprotect has been informed of a breach in account access to Constant Contact which led to a large number of emails being distributed.
Each year, data breaches continue to grow in size and scope – exposing consumers’ sensitive, personal information and businesses’ valuable data. Against this backdrop, annual Data Privacy Day helps spread awareness about respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. This year’s Data Privacy Day’s theme is “Own Your Privacy.” Learn more about protecting and controlling your private data, and also how to manage and protect others' private data you may use in your day-to-day business.
Everything runs on Data. We give it to others to gain access, services, information, and more. And when we give our data we expect the companies requesting it are also protecting it. But if you‘re the one collecting consumer and others’ data, do you know what is required of YOU?