No one is immune from the effects of hacking. Massive data breaches have exposed sensitive data to nefarious dark web hackers putting millions at risk for identity theft. While mega corporations do their best to mitigate the damage by patching backdoor vulnerabilities, the digital intrusions are often irreversible as security compromises ruin credit scores and jeopardize personal finances. News of yet another customer portal hack from bad actors regularly dominate news cycles. Data breaches have impacted millions of Americans with hackers phishing for billions of stolen records. Less than savvy web corporations are left with little recourse other than sending out a standard form letter alerting affected parties. Our panelized safe room kits could be the missing link in your vulnerable defenses against online predators. While we can’t protect the digital realm, we can offer a real world alternative for physical copies of sensitive documents. A steel firewall is your best bet at shoring up online vulnerabilities while protecting family heirlooms and cash reserves.
Vigilance Against Hackers
Hackers have become sophisticated at deftly compromising personal email accounts with phishing attacks posing as legitimate inquiries from well-known corporations. The digital renegades insert nefarious hyperlinks into mass email blasts goading unsuspecting victims into clicking a link that redirects them to a fake website to collect personal information, including passwords and credit card numbers. Although most email scams are easy to detect and filtered to your spam folder, some fraudulent links are destined to find your inbox. The notorious “Netflix Password Reset” con has duped millions into divulging sensitive data to oversea hackers out of range of American authorities. But most phishing scams can be quickly delineated from authentic requests. For all their digital prowess behind the keyboard, most international hackers are inept at spelling and American colloquialisms, making their doctored emails look like amateur hour.
Beware of Suspicious Links
Pay close attention to the redirect’s domain name when encountering suspicious emails. Most disingenuous inquiries will come from spurious domains and non-sensical hyphenated slogans and backslashes obfuscating the redirect’s location. Legitimate requests from well-known corporations will consist of only the brand name, followed by the comforting .com domain instead of clunky wording and bulky links. Copying and pasting the domain name into Google can also confirm the domain’s legitimacy. You should also contact the purported company’s billing center to verify authenticity when encountering suspicious emails. Delete suspicious emails immediately if in doubt and report spam to improve your server’s filtration protocols.
Malevolent Malware
It’s not only your passwords and unencrypted financial records hackers are after. Hackers often use bogus websites and instant messages as trojan viruses that can access private information directly from your computer if unprotected by a firewall. Contracts, intimate correspondence, personal photos that can be later leveraged as blackmail, and wills are all fair game from malware attacks. Data breaches will become more prevalent as hackers become more sophisticated. While account information and personal details are limited to the purview of mega corporations, you can safeguard more personal items on your hard drive with a few proactive measures.
When in Doubt, Print it Out!
Print out sensitive contracts and photos before deleting the items from your computer. A physical copy and the absence of a digital companion reclaims the prerogative and removes the vulnerability from snooping hackers. You should then place the sensitive documents into a secured location away from prying eyes. In addition to offering life-saving protection from tornadoes and armed assailants, our panelized safe rooms can also safeguard financial documents, contracts, cash reserves, gold, weapons, jewelry, and other valuable assets. Our panelized safe rooms can be easily retrofitted into any existing home office, closet or spare bedroom, transforming the space into an air-tight steel fortress for storing and protecting personal items. Contact us today for a free quote and consultation!
