Ensure that your Holidays are Merry and Bright
Over the bustle of the holidays be careful of fraudsters who are lurking and waiting to take advantage of this busy time.
Remember that fraudsters do not take holidays and this time of year can be their busiest.
Action steps:
- Pause before you follow links in texts, emails, or websites, since some links may compromise your devices.
- Verify that a website you are on is legitimate by double-checking the URL, and ensuring that you visit it directly, not through a secondary link or QR code.
- Report any suspicious links or sites that you encounter in your work by sending them directly to your IT staff or using the Phish Alert Report button.
The Office of the Comptroller appreciates all your continued and diligent efforts to keep the Commonwealth data and systems safe.
See our CTR Cyber page for more cybersecurity internal controls. Departments should 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.