The Anatomy of an Email Hack
TAKE ACTION AND PREVENT BREACHES NOW
It’s no longer feasible for small-business owners to bury their heads in the sand and pretend email hacks won’t affect them. According to the FBI, businesses lost a total of $12 billion in email scams in 2018. What’s more, 76% of businesses were reported as phishing attack victims in that same year.
You can protect your business, money, employees, and clients with email scam prevention and action tactics. Here’s how.
Prevent it from happening. The goal is to stay steps ahead of scammers, who are regularly hunting for your data. Start by creating a strong password. This often includes using capitalized letters, special characters, and numbers. Choose words or phrases not typically known and require your employees to change their passwords frequently. In addition, don’t allow passwords to be the only stream of access into your system. Instead, use two-factor authentication, which offers another level of security. Finally, software updates and malware programs can also safeguard your business from email hacks. Take action when it does happen. There are four steps you should immediately take following a breach. Each one helps you actively recover and prevent the next hack.
2. Tell your team and IT provider. Your tech team needs to know what happened so they can get to work limiting the damage and providing further prevention. And by telling your team, you’re alerting others to additional breaches and possible issues. 3. Scan your computer. Your IT team should do this, but it’s important for you to understand that a computer scan for viruses and patches can detect hidden attacks placed there by scammers. 4. Determine what you lost. Compile a list and contact the affected parties. Your business should have an action plan to help clients and employees in the aftermath, too. An email breach is preventable, but as technology evolves, so do hackers. MicroTech Systems’ five-star IT service can provide regular updates to your prevention programs and immediate care after a breach. Learn more and discover helpful tech tips at MicroTechBoise.com/blog.
1. Change your password. By changing your password, you can limit the time hackers spend inside your system.
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Spooky Strawberry Ghosts
Ingredients
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16 oz white chocolate, chopped
24 strawberries
1 package mini dark chocolate chips
Directions
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the white chocolate at 50% power for 30 seconds. Remove it and stir, then repeat the process until melted.
the parchment. Allow the extra chocolate to pool to form a “tail” effect.
4. Before the chocolate coating fully cools, add three mini chocolate chips to each berry to form two eyes and a mouth.
2. Lay out a sheet of parchment paper.
3. One by one, dip the strawberries into the melted white chocolate and set them on
5. Let chocolate set, then serve your spooky snacks!
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