Secure Your Mobile Device: Essential Tips for Protecting Your Finances
In today’s fast-paced digital era, smartphones have become an indispensable part of our lives. We use them for various purposes, including banking. However, as we rely more on mobile devices for financial activities, it’s crucial to prioritize their security. This blog post aims to guide you on how to protect your mobile device effectively, ensuring […]
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Protecting Your Personal Information: Our Commitment as a Bank
At Phenix-Girard Bank, safeguarding our customers’ personal and financial information is our top priority. In today’s digital landscape, it’s essential to be cautious and proactive in protecting oneself against potential scams and fraudulent activities. We want to assure our valued customers that we will never ask for identifying or personal information over the phone, email, […]
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Charity & Disaster Scams
Cyber criminals know that one of the best ways to rush people into making a mistake is by creating a heightened sense of urgency. And one of the easiest ways to create a sense of urgency is to take advantage of a crisis. This is why cyber criminals love it whenever there is a traumatic […]
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Got Backups?
Overview If you use a computer or mobile device long enough, sooner or later something will go wrong. You may accidentally delete the wrong files, have a hardware failure, or lose a device. Even worse, malware may infect and wipe or encrypt your files. At times like these, backups are often the only way you […]
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Emotional Triggers – How Cyber Attackers Trick You
Overview Cyber attackers are constantly innovating ways to trick us into doing things we should not do, like clicking on malicious links, opening infected email attachments, purchasing gift cards or giving up our passwords. In addition, they often use different technologies or platforms to try to trick us, such as email, phone calls, text messaging, […]
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