User Awareness Program

An asset for your list!

As information flows through our lives, it goes through (and can be copied to) many vulnerable places. This year, when we ramp up that risk assessment, let’s go beyond the normal checklists we’ve all been using. A formal process of walking through our day, payi...

Free Security Awareness Posters

Microsoft (yup, of all people, Microsoft) has made a few Security Awareness posters available. They’re quite good. If you’re looking for something to post by the water-cooler, these are great candidates. Here is what is available: Internet Worm Crossing Do Not...

Auto-Reply Basics

Graphic by Jacki Hadaway Technology. It’s here and people are not afraid to use it. They want to take full advantage of its possibilities. No stone left unturned so to speak. This includes an e-mail system’s Auto-reply feature. When we are out of the office, we don’t want ou...

Banking Passwords Often Used for Other Sites

According to an article post, nearly three-quarters of computer users have the same password for their online banking accounts that they have for other, less secure websites. Data drawn from 4 million users of Trusteer’s Rapport browser security service indicates that ...

Three Little Words!

“For Your Protection!” Ask Out-of-Pocket Questions: We often find ourselves in an uncomfortable position when we need to authenticate callers or visitors. It feels uncomfortable because in order to accomplish our jobs, we need to ask question...

The User Level: Social Engineering

Social Engineering is the practice of receiving information you are not authorized to have through means of deception and exploitation. Social engineering is when someone tricks another person into giving them information under false pretenses. Methods of attack may include ...

Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert

The FBI is reminding Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals wi...

Awareness Tools

Of course, if you’ve been to our workshops or otherwise have access to our policy set, you already are armed with a multitude of tools to help educate, motivate, and activate awareness in your organization. Please comment this blog post to give us your feedback (commen...

Fraudulent Correspondence Continues

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is reminding financial institutions, businesses and consumers that fraudulent correspondence claiming to be from the FDIC continues to be mailed, faxed and e-mailed in the United States and other countries. The correspondence ...

The User Level: Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when a person unlawfully obtains and uses the identity of another person to commit a fraud, theft or deception. By wrongfully acquiring another’s personal data such as Social Security Number, mother’s maiden name, bank account number or credit card numb...

User Awareness Program

An asset for your list!

Free Security Awareness Posters

Auto-Reply Basics

Banking Passwords Often Used for Other Sites

Three Little Words!

The User Level: Social Engineering

Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert

Awareness Tools

Fraudulent Correspondence Continues

The User Level: Identity Theft

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