Your best defence is you: Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada, and this year's theme from Get Cyber Safe, the Government of Canada's awareness campaign, is "Your best defence is you."

Their point is practical. AI-generated scams and phishing emails can look more real than ever, and many incidents can be prevented with everyday habits. The three they name:

1. Check suspicious messages. Pause before you click, reply or share information. 2. Turn on multi-factor authentication. 3. Use strong passwords, and a password manager to keep them.

Pick one account that holds client or customer information and do all three on it this week.

On Tuesday we will post a longer piece on what these habits look like in a small firm or business.

https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/cyber-security-awareness-month

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