Cyber/Breach Insurance Program Protection Tips

• Implementing the following will reduce the likelihood that you’ll experience a data breach.
• Breaches come from external hackers and a good number from simple carelessness

Protect sensitive information at all cost

• Keep sensitive information on a “need to know” basis
• Update your software regularly
• Back-up your files to an encrypted flash drive or external hard drive
• Use passwords, or physical locks to keep sensitive electronic data and physical files accessible
  only to those who need it
• Deploy extensive firewall protection via your home or business routers
• If computers, phones, tablets are donated or traded in, be certain to completely wipe all data
• Secure & then completely destroy notes containing usernames, passwords, customer personal
  or payment information, etc.
• Be alert to impersonators by being careful about who you trust online
• Safely dispose of personal information by shredding documents
• Use strict privacy settings on your computer, devices and internet browsers
• Be careful when sharing personal information on social media
• Be cautious of what you download from the Internet
• If your social security number is requested by a vendor, ask why it’s needed and how it will be
  used and protected
• Regularly check your credit report to ensure you don’t see accounts you didn’t open

Questions to ask yourself

• What information do you collect?
• How do you store the information?
• Who has access to the information?
• How do you protect your data?
• What steps are you taking to secure you computers, smartphone, email and other tools?

Your data may have been compromised if you notice any of the following:

• You see unexpected withdrawals from your bank account
• You don’t receive your bills or other mail
• You clicked on an unfamiliar link from an unknown sender in an email that caused computer issues