The following free resources are available to Commonwealth of Massachusetts employees and the public to provide tips to safeguard personal and work data anywhere.
PAUSE VERIFY REPORT is three simple steps to handle incoming emails, text messages, and calls. It can help identify fraudsters, which can prevent most cyber attacks and fraud incidents.
Here is a list of Cybersecurity Tips and Alerts for keeping secure at home and work.
If you receive a text message that your account has been compromised or locked, make sure to take it seriously and do not click on them. One click can give cyber criminals access to your personal information.
Metadata attached to images can pose a risk to your privacy and security.
Schedule and install your updates as soon as possible to protect your devices against cyber attacks.
Scammers are using new technology to clone voices, including those of family and friends.
Multi-Factor Authentication is crucial to keep your information safe from cyber criminals.
These universal logins can be thought of as a “master key”
PAUSE is a simple internal control that can help state employees help state employees prevent most fraud and cyber incidents, including the ones that we are seeing more of recently.
VERIFY who you are interacting with before you act.
REPORT suspicious emails or requests or any you can't verify.
In the 2023 Employee Cyber Awareness Micro Training, we simplify Cybersecurity with three simple steps: PAUSE, VERIFY, REPORT. Cybersecurity simply is the protection of data and systems with internal controls. This video is meant for state employees and should be shared with department colleagues.
VIEW ON YOUTUBEThe following videos will support continued cybersecurity protection at home.
Lieutenant Brian Gavioli of the Massachusetts State Police returns to the CTR Cyber 5 to discuss tips for reporting incidents. (CTR Cyber 5)
Social media logins can grant cyber attackers access to users' personal data. (WIZER)
Security awareness video on why emails, phone number, or text messages shouldn't be trusted just because they look familiar. (WIZER)
Kevin Foster, CEO and founder of the Kemetiq Security, LLC, shares five tips to prevent ransomware. (CTR Cyber 5)
Anyone can be fooled, even the most tech savvy person. Multi-factor authentication can help. (WIZER)
The Cybersecurity Awareness Training main page has free resources to keep you Cyber safe at work, at home, and on the go.
VISIT PAGEThe Office of the Comptroller has developed CTR Cyber to identify key cybersecurity internal controls for Commonwealth of Massachusetts departments, and to promote cybersecurity awareness and cyber vigilance for everyone in these organizations.
VISIT PAGEContact CTR with any incidents or suspected incidents of fraud or cyber threats or if you need support from our Statewide Risk Management Team.
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