Potential Fraud On The Rise – How To Protect Yourself Feb 27th, 2018 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Business TipsInformation SecurityInternet SecuritySecurity At Community Banks of Colorado, we take the protection of your financial well-being very seriously and have experts diligently monitoring for fraud activity. Nobody is safe from potential fraud, which makes everyone a possible victim. The losses can be quick and large, but we make it a priority to safeguard your accounts and keep you ... Read More
Phishing And Vishing Is On The Rise – What You Need To Know! Oct 13th, 2017 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet SecuritySecurity Recently there has been an increase in phishing and vishing scams verifying data from the ‘dark web’ due to the Equifax data breach. Calls might try to trick you into giving personal information. Here are some tips for recognizing and preventing phone scams and imposter scams: Don’t give personal information. Don’t provide any personal or ... Read More
Identity Thieves Are Great Impersonators. Don’t Get Fooled! Sep 25th, 2017 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet Security From sending emails that appear to be from companies you know and trust, requesting donations in light of the recent natural disasters (fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes), utilizing fear from the recent Equifax data breach to obtain personally identifiable information (i.e. credit card data, account information, etc.), to adding card-reading devices to ATMs, fraudsters rely on creative ways ... Read More
Technology And Information Security: What You Think You Know Can Hurt You Sep 6th, 2017 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet Security When it comes to Internet security, what you think you know can hurt you. A lot of what passes for common sense about this subject is just plain wrong—and often risky. These days we tend to believe that technology can inherently protect us, but that’s not always true. Check out these common misconceptions and see if any ... Read More
Protecting Yourself From Text And Email Phishing Sep 6th, 2017 by: Anna Beam, Vice President | Associate Marketing Director Information SecurityInternet Security According to a 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 23% of people open phishing messages, and 11% open attachments in these messages. Now you may be asking, what is phishing? Phishing is the act of using fraudulent, but official looking, emails, text messages and websites to trick a consumer into click and providing ... Read More
