COVID-19: WEEKLY TIP #2
Is It Safe to Work from Home On Your Personal Device?
Most employees are required to work from home these days, and their mindset may be, "I may as well use my device such as a home computer." Using your personal device is a dangerous mistake.
COVID-19: WEEKLY TIP #1: Spotting a Phishing Scam E-mail
It's the perfect time for hackers to send phishing scam e-mails with dangerous malware and viruses. Right now, your inbox is filled with "COVID-19" subject lines and coronavirus-focused e-mails.
Hackers are even using phishing scams with fake CDC-gov e-mail address that's not legitimate and spamming inboxes.
As a business owner today, you are now facing unprecedented challenges to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic. You are asked to self-isolate and practice social distancing to “flatten the curve.” You are asked to allow your employees to work from home to reduce possible exposure and slow the spread of COVID-19.
In a matter of just a few short weeks, we have gone from living how we’ve always lived to changing just about everything we do. Schools are out for weeks if not months. Cruises have stopped sailing, and air transportation may be next. Bars and restaurants are closing, sporting events are nonexistent and so many people are now unemployed. If you watch the news or follow social media and see the number of infected keep rising, you can’t help but wonder when (or if) life will return to normal.
The world is slowing down during this COVID-19 pandemic. Wall Street is being hit hard. People are no longer going out. We’re told to quarantine or self-isolate and not engage in groups.
Are you struggling to make that teleconference work due to poor internet connection? Wondering how you can check my internet speed at home? Working from home can be frustrating at times if you don't have a strong internet connection, but provided the appropriate methods are taken, you can glide through your work as though your back in the office.
According to a 2018 report by Global Workplace Analytics, working remotely has grown by "140% since 2005" and is still growing rapidly. As you make the move from an office to an isolated environment, we suggest you ask specific questions to your IT department to decrease unexpected issues before they occur.
Do you have the option of working from home? If remote work is available to you, you're a part of the 29%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft, allowing their employees to work from home, learn ways you can help.
Computer Safety Protocols for your Small Business
In January of this year, 1.76 billion user records leaked. User information and plain text passwords were extracted from 772 million users, while 854 GB of data exposed CV's containing sensitive information on 202 million Chinese users, and an Oklahoma government data leak resulting in 7 years of FBI investigations.
Don't Click that link or open that file
A small business must have a policy in place for cybersecurity in the office and, more specifically, for dealing with bad emails. Employees need to get educated on email safety, HIPAA laws, and continuous software updates?
1 out of 99 emails is a fishing attack meaning 30% of phishing emails will make it past default security, and the numbers will continue to grow.
