With tax day just around the corner, it is cyber-criminals’ favorite time of the year. ‘Tis the season for online scams with phishing emails and fraudulent phone calls at the top of the list…
Remember…
When in doubt, throw it out!
- Links in emails, tweets, posts and online advertising are often how cyber-criminals try to compromise your information. If it looks suspicious, even if you know the source, it’s best to delete.
Think before you act!
- Be wary of communications that implore you to act immediately, offers something that sounds too good to be true or asks for personal information.
Make your password a sentence!
- A strong password is a sentence that is at least 12 characters long. Focus on positive sentences or phrases that you like to think about and are easy to remember.
Unique account, unique password!
- Having separate passwords for every account helps to thwart cyber-criminals. At a minimum, separate your work and personal accounts and make sure that your critical accounts have the strongest passwords.
Lock down your login!
- Fortify your online accounts by enabling the strongest authentication tools available, such as bio-metrics, security keys or a unique one-time code through an app on your mobile device. Your usernames and passwords are not enough to protect key accounts like email, banking and social media.
**Information courtesy of StaySafeOnline**