Every business will experience an increase in Cyber-attacks as fraudsters take advantage of vulnerabilities in our new working environment. With many employees working remotely, heightened vigilance is required due to increased levels of phishing and hacking attempts.

Tips for avoiding scams:

• Check before you click on links or attachments.
• Question anything unusual and do not take any
  chances with offers that appear unrealistic.
• Watch out for unfamiliar websites. Malicious
  websites may appear legitimate, but never provide
  personal or confidential information and be wary
  of any requests for usernames, passwords or other
  sensitive information.
• Stick to the Websites you know and go directly
  to their URL’s if possible.

 

 

 

 

 

• Be suspicious of unexpected emails. Phishing
  emails will often create a false sense of urgency or
  fear, sometimes outright threatening. Legitimate
  organizations do not use these tactics. Check that
  the sender’s email address is exactly in the format
  of previous emails, and if you choose to telephone
  to check an emails veracity, don’t simply rely on
  the phone number given in that email.
• Report suspicious emails to your IT team as an
  attachment, rather than a forward.
• If in any doubt, or if it relates to a large payment,
  please verify that the person who is named in the
  email or message is genuine to validate any requests
  or instructions. Remember; if it doesn’t feel right,
  it probably isn’t.