Get Yourself Cyber-Secure Blog Feature

By: America's Credit Union on May 13th, 2019

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Get Yourself Cyber-Secure

Home & School | Personal Finance

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) have teamed up to remind everyone that when clearing out clutter, don't forget about the critical need to take action and protect your volumes of valuable information.

Whether you are tidying up your home or sprucing up your office space, everyone needs to spend a few minutes to help keep personal online data more secure.

Taking some simple, proactive steps will go a long way in safeguarding you against any number of potentially disruptive issues – like identity theft, loss of funds or credit card fraud – that can cause mayhem by compromising your data.    

Digital Take-Action Tips: 

Lock Down Your Login: Both at home and at work, security is critical to protecting highly personal accounts. One of the first things everyone needs to do is ensure that passphrases are lengthy, unique and safely stored. In addition, it is essential to fortify accounts by adopting strong authentication, which adds another layer of protection.

Update Your System and Software: Don't procrastinate any longer! Having the latest updates, security software, web browser, and operating system is one of the easiest ways to keep devices secure and protect data. This simple "digital to do" is a must to help keep cybercriminals at bay.

Back It Up: Protect your personal and workplace data by making electronic copies – or backups – of your most important files. Whether it's family photos, health records or employee contacts, back up your files and set a schedule to do so regularly throughout the year.

Find out more at www.staysafeonline.org.

 

 

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