{"id":5215,"date":"2019-10-21T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/stamford\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2023-02-12T23:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:42:27","slug":"cybersecurity-awareness-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/stamford-ct-1161\/blog\/cybersecurity-awareness-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity Awareness Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Useful Cyber Security Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Improve Your Password Hygiene<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your passwords for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, and other very popular sites have become a jackpot for hackers. These hackers are able to recognize that you may be using that same password for your higher importance things like banking, work, and email accounts.<\/p>\n

    However, you can make a few small, simple changes that can improve your password hygiene!<\/p>\n

    Using a password generator, which can generate long strings of alphanumeric passwords for you, is an invaluable tool. Also, don\u2019t use your name or your birthday in your password as those are easy to figure out.<\/p>\n

    Remember, the more random the letters and numbers are, the better!<\/p>\n

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    1. Multi-Factor Authentication<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Use it! MFA will reduce hacks by 90% and if you are not using MFA you are exposing yourself and the company unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

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      1. Phishing & Spoofing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cybercriminals use phishing tactics in hope to fool victims. If you\u2019re unsure of the email sender, regardless of how legitimate the credentials look, do not respond or click on any links or attachments found in the email! Email spoofing is the forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. Email spoofing is a popular tactic used in phishing and spam campaigns in which the goal of is to get recipients to open, and possibly even respond to, a solicitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Three Useful Cyber Security Tips Improve Your Password Hygiene Your passwords for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":6651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lindas-tech-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t