Tips To Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Fraud Apr 10th, 2019 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Banking TipsInformation SecurityInternet SecuritySecurity Trends in social engineering attacks Social engineering is on the rise, so it’s especially important to be vigilant against these attacks. The following are new trends in the world of social engineering: Vishing: The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) scam: The target receives a call, email, or a visit from a fraudster claiming to be from ... Read More
Brush Up On Your Data Security Vocabulary Jan 28th, 2019 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet SecuritySecurity Getting to know data security terminology is just another way to prepare and protect yourself from scammers. Check out some key terms below! Phishing: Unsolicited emails containing malicious content, including links to websites Spear Phishing: Personalized emails, indicting a level of research on the target was performed to help ensure the email appears legitimate Vishing: Unsolicited phone calls attempting to ... Read More
Protecting Yourself From Data Breaches Dec 20th, 2018 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet Security There have been a number of high-profile breaches recently including: Marriott International announced a breach of their Starwood Guest Reservation Database has exposed personal information of up to 500 million customers. The hackers accessed names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, passport numbers, dates of birth, gender, loyalty program account information, and reservation information. For some, they also stole encrypted payment card numbers and expiration ... Read More
Data Compromises – How To Protect Yourself Oct 9th, 2018 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet SecuritySecurity Seems like data compromises aren’t getting the attention they used to. Perhaps it’s become an everyday occurrence that as users and clients, we’ve become more desensitized to the news. Although tempting, our vigilance as the end user is crucial in protecting our data. Following up from our last quarter update, here are some more simple ... Read More
5 Tips To Protect You From Fraud Sep 24th, 2018 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet Security 5 Reasons Why Cash Flow Is Important To Small Businesses At Community Banks of Colorado, we enforce strong security procedures to help cautiously and thoroughly protect your information at all times. The confidentiality of your data is always at the forefront of everything we do. We go to great lengths to regularly strengthen how we ... Read More
