Your employees are your greatest asset but did you know that they can be a crucial line of defense against fraud? Educating your employees about possible fraud threats can help stop them in their tracks.

Educate staff on best business practices:

• Be cautious when opening unsolicited emails or texts especially those containing links to websites.
• Don't reply to email or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information.
• Don't click on links or open attachments in any suspicious message.
• Don’t click on pop-ups asking you to install software or claiming that your computer has a virus.
• Be suspicious of any message that appears to be urgent or attempts to scare or intimidate you.
• Create strong, unique passwords or pass phrases and do not share them.
• Encourage the use of a password manager to securely save complex passwords for easy use.
• Never download anything from a source you don’t trust.
• If unsure about the safety of an email or link, check with the sender.

PeoplesBank works with businesses, big and small, and believes local businesses are vital to the community. For more information on how PeoplesBank can help your business, contact a Banking Officer.