CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS

10/18/2023 - Each month, our users identify hundreds of phishing emails using the Phish Alert Button (PAB). Manitoulin Global Forwarding's Pina Hilts (Accounts Payable) and Manitoulin Transport's Sarah McAdorey (Accounts Receivable) ...

1/27/2023 - Many companies, products, and services have started offering text message alerts to keep you up to date. Scammers are aware of these alerts and they’re taking advantage of unsuspecting individuals.

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.

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.

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.

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.