Hardwood Floors Oct/Nov 2019

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All across the supply chain, wood flooring professionals are quickly deploying various technologies to better serve their customers and manage their businesses more efficiently. These different kinds of technologies, however, do come with a variety of risks and require strategies to protect them. You wouldn’t leave your vehicle unlocked containing equipment and product essential to your livelihood; similarly, you shouldn’t let your guard down when it comes to cybersecurity.

Gone Phishing Email is one of the primary ways we communicate. Since so many people around the world depend on this technology, it has become one of the primary attack methods used by cybercriminals. This attack method is called phishing. Phishing uses email to try and fool you into taking an action such as clicking on a malicious link, sharing your password, or opening an infected email attachment. Attackers work hard to make these messages convincing and tap into emotional triggers. They can make it look like the email came from someone you know, such as a friend or co-worker, or even a trusted company. In most cases, simply opening and reading the email will not cause any harm. For a phishing attack to work, the sender needs to trick you into taking action.

The good news is there are clues that a message is likely a phishing attempt, here are some common ones: • The message conveys a sense of urgency and demands immediate action before something terrible happens, like threatening to close your bank account or issuing a warrant for your arrest. • The message attempts to pique your curiosity or presents an offer that is too good to be true. (Sorry, that small fortune a prince from a foreign land is trying to bestow upon you is not legit.) • The message contains a request for highly sensitive information, such as your credit card number, password, or any other information that a legitimate sender should already know.

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