Information Security Tips from Westfield Insurance

Your Top Information Security Concerns

Our blog team has a goal to provide insight, tips and resources to help you* effectively manage the data security risks in your business.  

We want to hear from you - please let us know your answers to these 3 questions by commenting below!

1. What information security and data topics are on your mind?
2. What is your biggest concern about data security?
3. What do you need to know to adequately prepare your company for a business interruption?

We'll do our best to answer your questions and address your information security concerns on this blog. Thanks for reading! 

*Who do we mean by "you"?  If you own a business (of any kind), manage the operations of a business, or have interest in protecting businesses and consumers from data security risk, then this blog is for you!  We'd love to hear your thoughts on the questions above.  

 

Tips to Avoid Phishing Scams

The other day at lunch, we saw yet another commercial asking people to "sell us your gold".  As data security professionals, our conversation naturally turned to the various ways to convince people to give up their valuables.  One of my coworkers mentioned that the gold commercial was a lot like a phishing email. 

Do you know how to watch out for a phishing scam? 

According to a new resource from Westfield Bank, "Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitiveinformation such as usernames, passwords and credit carddetails by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in anelectronic communication."

Westfield Bank's Safety Patrol has created this resource on Phishing as part of its Fraud Awareness Series.  It contains some great tips to avoid being a victim of someone trying to steal your personal data through a phishing attack. 

Fraud Awareness Series: Phishing

We also have tips on how not to look like a "phish" when sending email in our free Information Security eBook available for download: 

Work Out the Bugs in your Information Security

What other scam attempts have you seen?  

Jake Harris has held lead roles in Network Administration, Vulnerability and Forensics, and Disaster Recovery and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of numerous key projects and process changes at Westfield. In addition to a degree in Information Systems, Jake also holds several certifications, including Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).