The Ellis County Press: Our Tip of the Week - "Don't make that call"

Our Tip of the Week - "Don't make that call"
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Security Products E-News [Security@1105Newsletters.com] on 04/19/2011 12:10:00


SANS Institute
"Don't make that call." If you receive an e-mail asking you to call an 800
number related to a banking issue, don't call the number.
Your credit card has a phone number on the back as do your account statements.
Be safe, don't call a phone number listed in an email; instead look the number
up on your account statements.
There is a new attack called Vishing, designed to have you call a fake,
automated answering system, and get you to enter your account number and other
sensitive information"