Staying Cyber-Safe
Posted On: October 16, 2024 by Home State Bank in: Community, Personal Banking
At Home State Bank, we are committed to the security and safeguarding of your financial assets. While we have the state-of-the-art systems in place to prevent cybersecurity on our end, cybercrime doesn’t happen in one place.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To keep your financial assets safe from hackers and scammers, follow these tips:
Always Enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA). This adds a second layer of defense that criminals have to work/guess...5 Cyber Scams to Watch Out For
Posted On: June 14, 2022 by Home State Bank in: Community, Personal Banking
Scams have always been around. But with all our technological advances and less face-to-face interactions, it’s been easier for criminals to target those who may feel they are in vulnerable situations to take advantage of them.
And we don’t see scams going away. In fact, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2021 Internet Crime Report both cybercrime and the amount of money lost to cybercrime rose.
Scammers will take advantage in any...