Cybersafety

We want to keep all of our team members and their private information safe from cyber attacks.

That’s why, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing a few tips on how you can keep your personal devices safe from harm.

Think before you click

Attackers send individuals hundreds of spam and malicious emails every day. Use caution when opening an email from someone you don’t know.

Consider the following warning signs before responding to an email, clicking a link, or downloading an attachment:

• An offer too good to be true

• Urgent, alarming, or threatening message

• Email contains misspellings and bad grammar

Use strong passwords

When it comes to passwords, longer is stronger. It’s also important to create different passwords for work and personal accounts. Passwords should be changed regularly and contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters as well as numbers and symbols, including punctuation.

Update personal computers, tablets, and mobile devices

Updates are necessary to prevent security issues and keep your personal devices running smoothly. When alerted to a new update on your personal smartphone, tablet, or laptop, download it as soon as possible. Or, turn on automatic software updates on all devices.

Turn on multi-factor authentication

Consider multi-factor authentication as an extra layer of protection for your online accounts. With multi-factor authentication in place, anyone trying to gain access to your accounts would need to access two or more verification factors, such as a text message and an email.