Lima, OH (WLIO) - Education is the key to ensure your company's cyber safety. Making sure all your employees understand and can recognize scam emails and know not to click is so important. Local business owners hearing from Tomorrow's Technology Today at the Lima Allen County Chamber's Real American Sunrise. Phishing scams are everywhere, and people need to be alert to avoid being compromised, the difference between a legitimate email address or link and a fake one can be as minor as a misplaced letter.
“So, you can hover over a link normally and see where it is taking you. And just really read that link closely,” says Amy Spriggs, Marketing Director for Tomorrow’s Technology Today. “So, a lot of times they might just change the information by one letter, or the word is slightly misspelled or there might be a period or dot in a place where it maybe doesn't belong. So just verifying does this match the authenticity I should be looking for.”
Spriggs says you should have a plan in place before anything happens and keep it updated as the world of the dark web changes daily. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month.
