Information Security Tips from Westfield Insurance

Information Security Is Retiring

Dear Information Security readers,

This is the final post to be published to Westfield Insurance’s Information Security blog.  Launched in 2008 as the first the Westfield Insurance blogs, Information Security (aka. InfoSec) has been a trusted source for information related to security.

Over the past four years, we’ve published posts related to a variety of information security topics, including:

• Email
• Identity Theft
• Password Protection
• Physical Security
• Phishing and Spam
• Web/Technology

Note: To see a complete listing of the InfoSec blog topics, visit the left-hand column “Categories” section.

Why Retirement?

It’s been a great run! Our team prides itself on delivering quality content to our readers, and we’ve strived to write about relevant and useful topics that provide you with tips needed to protect sensitive information.

Moving forward, the InfoSec team is ready to focus publishing efforts in other areas, including the continued support of the Westfield’s Risk Factors blog, which also featured information related to risk and security.  

We appreciate the opportunity to bring security updates and information to our readers, and hope that you found these resources useful in your personal life and business operations.

Please take a moment to check out Westfield’s other blogs for content that interests you: 

• Grains of Knowledge — Blog features industry updates and information related to agribusiness, agriculture and farming.
• Risk Factors — Our risk management and loss control blog, featuring a variety of tips on how to reduce losses in your business operations.
• Westfield Greens — Written by Westfield’s grounds and maintenance staff. 

Safety Tips for Thanksgiving Travel

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year for travel, and we encourage you to do everything you can to make your holiday weekend safer this year.  Last year, we posted these tips from The American Trucking Association and felt they were worth posting again.  Happy (and Safe) Thanksgiving!

The American Trucking Association (ATA) has published several tips for safe Thanksgiving travel on it's web site today.  The ATA is estimating a record 40 million motorists taking to the road this year over the weekend, and notes that the additional motorists, combined with the potential for winter road conditions can lead to dangerous driving situations.

via losscontrol.westfieldinsurance.com

 

Scam Alert: Fake FDIC Email

The IC3 was established as a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) to serve as a means to receive Internet related criminal complaints and to further research, develop, and refer the criminal complaints to federal, state, local, or international law enforcement and/or regulatory agencies for any investigation they deem to be appropriate.

The IC3's October 17, 2011 Scam Alert highlighted several current scams, one of which is an email claiming to be from the FDIC. Read about this and other current scams at: http://www.ic3.gov/media/2011/111017.aspx.

- Heather Smee

What to Do if You've Been Hacked

Are you a business owner?  How many times over the past year have you experienced a spike in blood pressure as you’ve read about the latest data breach from a corporation being hacked?  Ever wondered what you’d do if your customer or employee data was compromised?

Check out Ben Worthen’s September 26, 2011 article in the Wall Street Journal titled “What to Do If You’ve Been Hacked”.  Mr. Worthen outlines several simple steps that any business owner may follow in the event their company is hacked. 

- Heather Smee