Equifax reached a settlement agreement in the class-action suit from the 2017 data breach. If you are eligible, you can file online, taking approximately two minutes to submit your claim. You can choose to receive free credit monitoring or a cash payment (up to $125, but more if you incurred expenses in dealing with problems associated with the breach, up to $20k).
So, how does one determine if a link or file is safe? You can ask yourself if you know who sent it to you and if you were expecting it. Or you can take the time to use some online tools to scan the link or file.
The data in your QuickBooks company file contains some of the most sensitive information on your computer. Learn what you need to do to make sure it’s secure in this Quickbooks Tip.
The “Money Talks” hosts discuss the responsibilities of both the investor and the adviser when it comes to security and fraud attempts.
The incidence of spear phishing continues to increase. At Henssler, even though our in-bound email is filtered through two different third-party services, well-crafted spear phishing attempts can still make it through.
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer Some may believe that if they restrict their personal use of the Internet they can limit what information about them can be stolen. After all, if we don’t post anything on social media or order anything online, we have nothing to worry about, right? While this might seem…
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer Another day, another few hundred million accounts compromised. Facebook is the most recent (as of late March 2019). This problem has become so common place that it hardly qualifies as news. What is different about this one is that it wasn’t criminals who broke into Facebook and obtained the data.
By: Tim O’Pry | Chief Security Officer With the advent of the Internet of Things (internet connected devices), the average consumer is likely to have multiple devices in their home, office, or on their person that is capable of surreptitious surveillance and not be aware of it. One of the more high profile examples of…
By: Tim O’Pry, Chief Security Officer While the primary focus of these articles to date has been on cybersecurity, there is another aspect of protecting your information that is of equal importance: the regular and secure back up of your digital data (files, photos, etc.). While hacking gets the majority of the headlines, the average…
While tax scams are especially prevalent during tax season, they can take place any time during the year. As a result, it’s in your best interest to always be vigilant so you don’t end up becoming the victim of a fraudulent tax scheme. Here are some of the more common scams to watch out for.…
