Wednesday, October 9, 2024
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Comptroller Mendoza is offering some important advice for safeguarding personal information.
“My office sends out about 11,000 checks a day, so cybersecurity is vital to our daily operations,” Comptroller Mendoza said. “And just like government agencies and business must fight off hackers and fraudsters, so must the general public.”
The Illinois Office of Comptroller’s cybersecurity tips include:
“Please take a moment to review these suggestions and be on the lookout for anything that seems sketchy. Hackers and other cyber-scammers are constantly changing their tactics to get a person’s personal data, so it’s important to remain vigilant,” said Comptroller Mendoza.
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