Seasonal Scams

‘Tis the e-Season to Stay Safe Online

Throughout the holiday season, scammers and hackers will be targeting online shoppers through fake websites, emails, text messages, and phone calls. The primary goal is to steal your identity and/or your money. To protect your digital identity and financial resources, follow some of these basic information security guidelines:

Automatic Updates are the Gifts That Keep on Giving

Update software on all of your devices. Turn on automatic updates.

Deck All of Your Accounts with Multi-factor Authentication

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever possible. Don’t forget to use MFA on all social media accounts.

Wishing You Strong Unique Passwords This Holiday

Use different passwords for all of your accounts. It is also best practice that every password be at least 12 characters long. Don’t forget to use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, special characters, and words with no pattern that are not related to any of your personal information.

Don’t Be on the Naughty List – Report Phishing Attempts

Report suspicious emails to the TWU Service Desk. If you receive suspicious emails at your personal email accounts, you can report them to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

Keep the Spirit Going All Year Long

Make cybersecurity resolutions. For ideas, check out these cybersecurity basics from the National Cybersecurity Alliance.

Page last updated 9:46 AM, December 18, 2023