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# How you and your employees can help deter payments fraud

Use these recommendations to help strengthen your security and engage your team.

Transcript: Protect your payments

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Global Payments & Liquidity

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When it comes to cybercrime, no company is immune.
But, the more prepared and vigilant your employees, the stronger your protection from fraudsters.
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Protect your payments
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Use these recommendations to help strengthen your security and engage your team.
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Best practice:
Set up strong controls
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Start by making strong security mandatory across your platforms.
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Use unique passwords

Password: 2avjKMp98#m25%f
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Require a unique password to access each company system and third-party portal.
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Require two-factor authentication
Your verification code is: 05158

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Set up two-factor authentication to verify users.
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Recognize phishing
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Next, teach all employees to recognize phishing.
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Phish.ing
/’fiSHiNG/
Noun
using deceptive tactics to trick users into revealing personal or confidential information for illicit use
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Criminals now use sophisticated emails, text messages, and phone calls to try and trick employees into making bogus payments, providing bank account details, sharing their login credentials, or other sensitive personal data.
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Your refund is added directly to your account. View balance below
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Your data has been compromised. Required restoration ASAP
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Be wary of any communication that’s “outside the norm”— especially messages with urgent language or unusual links.
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Use mobile devices safely
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Be sure to help protect your team’s cell phones and tablets.
Turn on biometric identification.

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See attached file PaymentsInfo.txt

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Avoid sending company files and sensitive information by text message or through unauthorized apps.
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Stay up-to-date
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Make sure company devices use the latest operating systems and antivirus programs.
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Update now
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Criminals actively target those devices that fall behind on their protections.
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Share wisely
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Encourage your team to be mindful when posting on social media.
Even minor details can help fraudsters to impersonate trusted employees and suppliers.
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Manage privacy settings
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Review the privacy settings on your accounts and choose your audiences appropriately.
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Make reporting easy
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Finally, make it fast and easy for employees to alert you to suspicious activity.
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Set up strong controls
Recognize phishing
Use mobile devices safely
Stay up-to-date
Share wisely
Make reporting easy
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Together, you and your employees can team up to help deter payments fraud.
Follow these best practices and contact your WF Banker for even more helpful resources.
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WF provides best practice information related to cyber risk and/or topics for educational and information purposes only.  This document is not intended to and should not be relied on to address every aspect of the risks discussed herein.  The information provided in this document is for the purpose of helping customers and clients better protect themselves from cyber risk and highlight industry best practices for operating in a more secure manner.  This document does not provide a complete list of all cyber threats or risk mitigation activities, nor does it document all types of best practices.  WF is not providing cyber-related advice or consulting services and customers and clients should decide whether to engage a cybersecurity firm for specific questions or advice. It is the responsibility of our customers and clients to determine their best approach for mitigating cybersecurity risk through implementation of best practice aligned to the level of risk.
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