Your Top Questions About Fraud – Answered Fraud can happen fast. These simple tips can help you stay safe and in control. What’s the difference between fraud and scams? Fraud is any trick to steal your money or personal information. Scams are just one type, and they often look like texts or emails that seem… Read More
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Understanding & Preventing SIM Swapping Fraud SIM swapping fraud is a serious cybersecurity threat that allows criminals to take control of your phone number, intercept security codes, and gain unauthorized access to your bank accounts. Despite security measures, fraudsters continue to bypass protections using sophisticated tactics. How SIM Swapping Fraud Happens 1. Gathering Personal Information… Read More
Charity & Disaster Scams Cyber criminals know that one of the best ways to rush people into making a mistake is by creating a heightened sense of urgency. And one of the easiest ways to create a sense of urgency is to take advantage of a crisis. This is why cyber criminals love it whenever… Read More
Is My Bank Really Trying to Call Me? How To Spot Imposter Scams From car warranty phone calls to political fundraising texts, if your life is anything like mine, you probably receive at least one unsolicited call or text daily. These can be high-pressure sales calls, but they can also be from someone looking out… Read More
What is Multifactor Authentication? When you log in to your online accounts, you are asked to prove your identity to the service. Traditionally, this is done with a username and password, but in today’s world, it is not always the most secure way. Usernames are often straightforward as they are generally just your email address…. Read More
Safe Online Holiday Shopping | National Cybersecurity Alliance With holiday shopping in full swing, we wanted to let you know about a few online shopping trends we’ve noticed and give a few tips about how to stay safe online while buying gifts for everyone on your list. Generally, experts seem to believe that the average American is… Read More
Stay Alert | Phone Call Scams Did you know that according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), phone call scams have targeted nearly 200,000 people in 2023 alone? Every day, regular people like you lose their hard-earned money to scammers. Phone scams are on the rise — even locally, and it can happen to you…. Read More
Artificial Intelligence: What to Know What is It and Why Should I Care? Artificial Intelligence (AI) describes systems programmed to think and respond like humans. In fact, we asked the AI solution ChatGPT that very question and got this response. What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in… Read More
Resolve To Be Cyber Smart in 2023 With the Holidays in the rear-view mirror and a new year ahead, a lot of people like to make resolutions for change. And as we all know; change can be hard. But when it comes to cybersecurity change may be necessary to prevent bad things from happening. 2022… Read More
Shop Smart and Stay Safe This Holiday Season ‘Tis the season for holiday gifts and shopping! To avoid waiting in lines and traffic, many people opt out of going to malls and choose to shop online. Cyber threat actors (CTAs) are aware of that fact, and it is their time to be active and develop… Read More