Quick Tip: Confirm it’s a legitimate WiFi network before you connect.
Why: We’re all guilty of it: connecting to free public WiFi. Whether it’s at the coffee shop, hotel or airport, the temptation to check e-mail and surf the web is just too strong to resist.
Business identity theft is serious business! Steve Cox, from the Better Business Bureau, stresses that “Business identity theft is a very real concern in today’s marketplace. From a criminal’s perspective, it is significantly more cost-effective to steal business identities than consumer identities.
Quick Tip: Call for help immediately.
Why: No matter how diligent you are about security, there’s always a chance you can get hacked. That’s why you need to put a plan in place NOW to protect yourself and your CLIENTS so damage is minimized. But what should you do if you find out you’ve been hacked?
First, contact your IT department (us) IMMEDIATELY. The faster we can address the attack—and determine the extent of the data, applications and machines compromised—the better your chances are of preventing much bigger problems.
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Quick Tip: Set up withdrawal alerts on your bank accounts--both personal and work.
Why: Many banks will send you an email alert whenever money is withdrawn from your account via check, debit card or transfer. Setting up those alerts will allow you to spot and report fraudulent activity BEFORE the money has already been siphoned into a cybercriminal’s hands.
Identity theft is no longer just a consumer crime. Thieves have learned that businesses also have identities that can be stolen and are, in fact, more lucrative targets. In terms of potential damages, business identity theft could be considered consumer identity theft's more evil twin sister, similar to Jeannie’s evil twin sister, also named Jeannie, in the popular 1965 TV sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie.
Quick Tip: Take precautions, protect and secure your laptop or personal device.
Why: Imagine this -- You’re in the car on the way home from Starbucks, basking in the glow of consuming your triple-shot, low-foam, extra-hot pumpkin-spice latte when you suddenly realize your laptop has gone missing.
Measuring and analyzing activities and results, recommending courses of action after considering, and reviewing a variety of options is the core of day-to-day life of most business managers and executives. It is what they do all day long. But it’s not just business people who do this.
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