There has been an increase in email “scams” which can lead to a company’s data being compromised. It is crucial that YOU, and YOUR colleagues, NEVER give personal data and especially NEVER give Passwords to anyone who requests them.
No legitimate business will ever ask for this data – EVER.
Your IT system has Security features but all systems require users to use common sense.
Yet, 78% of IT Security breaches are due to users giving data to hackers!
How can this happen?
We have all seen emails from BMW, DropBox, Vodafone, Netflix, DHL etc asking you to update your account details. Hackers can even “personalise” the email.
They send out millions of emails, saying “Hi, Thank you for your interest in our BMW car”, etc. Statistically, if they send out 1 million emails a few of these people WILL have been to a BMW garage or be a Netflix or Dropbox user. So, now there is a connection to the brand and people assume & trust etc and then send the data. But then 24hours later your company’s data is compromised.
Key points for you AND your colleagues
- NEVER give out your email password, professional or private
- If you receive an unusual email – check the senders email address – consider deleting.
- Never open a PDF or any attachment from an unknown sender
- If you are even slightly suspicious – delete. Or at least ring the sender and confirm etc.
- If you think your data may have been compromised -change your email password immediately
Please discuss the above with your colleagues and confirm your company’s policy re management of emails, management of passwords, frequency of password changes, security of same, etc.
If you have IT Security or Data Protection concerns, then please reply to this email or contact us on 021 4544144 so we can arrange a meeting to discuss.
Linda O’Connor
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We Sell, Install and Support IT solutions mainly from Microsoft, Sage & HP.
We offer managed IT Security Solutions to ensure your IT system is secure.
By using our systems we will help you reduce costs and increase productivity.