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MASHUP: News & Updates for City Staff
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City Sees Rise in Credential Phishing – Don’t Fall for It
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:59:00 AM

While we have written about the various ways to identify phishing emails, we want to alert you to a specific type of phishing that we have noticed has been on the rise lately, Credential Phishing. 

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Is your City of Chesapeake work email address connected to any of your personal internet accounts?
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, March 4, 2019 2:04:00 PM

Here’s why that’s a bad idea.

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Don’t fall for Tax Season Cyber Scams
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:22:00 AM

As we are upon another tax season, scams involving tax filing always increase in intensity. 

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Don’t be a Victim of Microsoft Office Malicious Macros
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, January 25, 2019 9:56:00 AM

What’s the easiest way for a bad actor to infect your computer?  By putting a malicious macro in a Microsoft Office document and emailing it to you.

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Security Tech Tips
Email Spam – Should You Unsubscribe?
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, January 25, 2019 9:24:00 AM

We all get emails that we don’t want, and sometimes stopping them up can be as easy as clicking “Unsubscribe” at the end of the email.

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Security Tech Tips
Don’t be a Bargain for Email Phishers during the Holidays
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, November 16, 2018 9:00:00 AM

Phishers take advantage of the increase in year-end online shopping during the most popular shopping holidays of the year—Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the days leading up to Christmas.

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Security Tech Tips
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month – Is Your Home Ready?
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, October 29, 2018 7:37:00 AM

Defenseless devices are an invitation to hackers.

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Watch Out for Foreign Language Emails
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Thursday, September 27, 2018 1:32:00 PM

We have recently seen an uptick in emails that contain foreign languages, especially German and Chinese. Be extremely careful with them. 

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Protect Your Credit
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, September 24, 2018 1:11:00 PM

If you’ve heard about security breaches in the news and wondered what you can do to protect yourself and your identity, help is here, and it’s free. 

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Security Tech Tips
Payroll Phishing
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Monday, July 23, 2018 1:27:00 PM
Phishing via email is a significant problem and is where over 90% of malicious attacks begin. Payroll phishing is a type that is increasing. Find ...
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Security Tech Tips
How to Spot a Phishing Email
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Friday, June 22, 2018 1:57:00 PM
Phishing emails try to trick you into clicking on a malicious link, opening an infected attachment, or providing personal information. Don't be fooled! Check out ...
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Reboot Your Home Router
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Wednesday, June 6, 2018 1:17:00 PM

There is malware called VPNFilter going around the Internet that is designed to infect various models of home and small-business type routers.  Reboot to protect your device.

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World Password Day
posted by: Scott Fairholm   at Thursday, May 3, 2018 4:20:00 PM

Today is the day to #LayerUp by making sure you have strong passwords protecting your information.

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