Cybersecurity

• Do not click on suspicious emails, attachments, or links.

• Keep your operating system up-to-date on all devices.

• Install antivirus software on all devices and keep it up-to-date.

• Keep your firewall turned ON.

• Turn off, lock, or set to “time-out” when your computer or device is not in use.

• Use strong passwords and change them every 90 days.

• Do not use personal information for passwords.

• Use individual employee accounts, not shared emails accounts.

• Be careful of what you download.

• Avoid websites you don’t trust.

• Do not send wire instructions or other business-sensitive data to or from a personal email account.

• Encrypt all emails containing wire instructions or other business sensitive data.

• Use only secured email accounts and avoid using free, web-based email accounts for business communications.

• Be aware that the email accounts of other parties to a transaction may be unsecured or easily hacked.