The Innovation Expo Goes Virtual!

Don’t miss the 2020 Innovation Expo: Powering a Resilient Future, coming to you virtually Aug. 13 – 19.  You can find the registration details here!

Protecting Your Personal Information

With many people out of work due to the coronavirus, cyber attackers are taking advantage of an unfortunate situation. The latest scams include bad actors filing fraudulent unemployment claims while others are pretending to be job recruiters so they can obtain personal information from potential candidates. Some scammers are even trying to impersonate Exelon recruiters and hiring managers, using information found online.

Stay safe…

• Don’t post confidential information, including your home address, personal email, birth date or social security number, on social media.
• Do use a unique and strong password with numbers, words, special characters, and upper and lowercase letters for each social media account.
• Do use multi-factor authentication when offered.
• Do be cautious when engaging with social media connections and companies online, and always verify accounts before sharing any information. When in doubt, don’t engage in conversation, and report and block suspicious accounts.

Protecting Yourself Against Credential Harvesting

Cyber attackers frequently use phishing emails to try to steal your network credentials. These emails appeal to your emotions with urgent subject lines like account access suspended or undeliverable emails.

Protect your credentials – they are your identity...

• Do hover over a URL before clicking and watch out for misspellings that closely imitate commonly used sites (example: microsft.com).
• Don’t click on links in unfamiliar emails. Clicking a link can introduce malware on your computer, even before entering your username or password.
• Do check that the URL is legitimate and look out for old logos, stretched or fuzzy images or off-brand colors.
• Don’t enter login credentials or other sensitive information on an unverified or unsecure website (http:// is not secured, https:// is secured).