December 2019

Every consumer and small business owner needs to make a stronger cybersecurity commitment in 2020 to safeguard personal and business information. To help with your cybersecurity commitment, we are highlighting three important topics: Identity theft terms, consumer need-to-knows, and small business best practices. First, Consumer Affairs has an identity theft glossary that serves as a great reminder to the current threat environment including: Keylogger: A keylogger is a computer program that records a person’s keystrokes to obtain confidential data. Phishing: Phishing is a popular type of internet scam in which fraudsters send emails claiming to be from a reputable company to trick individuals into revealing personal information. Smishing: Similar to phishing, smishing (or SMS phishing) is when someone attempts to mine sensitive information under a fake identity through text messages. Vishing: Like phishing or smishing, vishing is when an identity thief attempts to gain sensitive information over the phone. Second, consumers need-to-know […]