Don’t let cybercriminals trick you
The biggest cyber threat to employees is emails, calls, or text that seem to be legitimate. Cybercriminals gather information to trick employees that they are fellow employees, vendor, or constituent. Artificial intelligence is also being used to increase the frequency and quality of attacks.
As we approach the closing of the fiscal year, we expect that the volume of attempts to increase. Remember to ‘Pause, Verify, Report’ to protect your department from an incident: Pause before your open a link or attachment that seems suspicious, Verify that requests are legitimate, Report suspicious emails or requests to your IT Team.
ACTION STEPS:
- Before clicking on any link or opening an attachment, verify that the request is legitimate by using information you have on file.
- Immediately report any suspicious email using the Phish Alert Button or contact your designated IT staff.
See our CTR Cyber page for more cybersecurity internal controls and contact [email protected] with any incidents or suspected incidents of fraud or cyber threats or if you need support from our Statewide Risk Management Team.