October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and on Wednesday Oct 24, IT will host a Cyber Security Awareness presentation in the Innovation Foundry (Library 3rd floor) from noon to 1 p.m.
Phone Call Scams: Recent reports project that half of next year’s US cellphone calls will be scams. You can protect yourself from these scammers by not answering phone calls from telephone numbers you don’t recognize. If it’s important enough the caller will leave a voicemail or text message. If they do leave a message exercise caution before proceeding with a follow up. You can also search for the number on Google and look for any spam reports associated with the number. If you can’t find any reports associated with the number and your Google search didn’t indicate that the number belongs to a local business or person. Another option many mobile devices offer is the ability to block numbers.