CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS
ACT SMART • BE AWARE • BE SECURE
Security Hints & Tips: Vishing
8/4/2023 - Cybercriminals not only use the internet and email to gain access to sensitive information, they use telephones to their unlawful advantage. Vishing is the term for criminal attempts to influence action or gain confidential information over the phone using social engineering.
Gmail 2FA (2 factor authentication)
Q) Do I have to use the 2-Step Authentication system every time I log in to Gmail? A) No. Only when you are using a new device that is unknown to Google QPM Password details are here
Security Hints & Tips: Browser Notifications
5/4/2023 - Most internet browsers allow websites to offer browser notifications. The first time you visit a website that offers browser notifications, you will see a pop-up message at the top of your browser window asking you to either allow or block notifications.
Security Hints & Tips: Multi-factor Authentication
4/6/2021 - Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is the process of verifying that you are who you claim to be when logging in to a device or an account. If you're reading this from your work computer, you probably logged in to your computer - that's single-factor authentication.
Email Security
9/28/2022 - In light of cybersecurity awareness month, kindly ensure prompt completion of the Security Awareness module in BisTrainer. Emails are often used to spread malware, spam, and phishing attacks. Attackers use deceptive messages to entice recipients to part with sensitive information, open attachments, or click on hyperlinks that install malware on the victim’s device.
New changes to the Phish Alert Button(PAB)
8/19/2022 - Hello All, On May 3rd 2021 Manitoulin Group of Companies introduced the Phish Alert Button (PAB) as a tool to help mitigate cyber risk and threats and since then over 10,000 phishing emails have been reported with many noted as being high risk threats to MGC.