How to Protect Your Organization
Security is everyone's business.
Daily Banking Tips
- Reconcile Accounts Daily: Check your accounts every day to ensure everything matches up.
- Secure Payments: Use dual control and multifactor authentication for ACH and wire transfers.
- Report Suspicious Transactions: Immediately report any suspicious activity to Third Coast Bank.
Protect Your Systems
- Install Protection: Use anti-virus, malware, and ransomware protection on all computers and keep them updated.
- Regular Updates: Regularly patch computers and servers.
- Spyware Detection: Consider using spyware detection programs.
- Secure Sessions: Ensure your browser shows "https" for secure online banking.
- Avoid Auto Log-In: Do not use features that save usernames and passwords automatically.
- Never Leave Unattended: Do not leave your computer unattended while using online banking.
For Businesses
- Dedicated Computer: Use a separate, secure computer for online banking that does not allow email or web browsing.
- Install a Firewall: Use a dedicated firewall.
- Backup Data: Regularly back up your data.
Email
- Be Suspicious: Be cautious of emails asking for account verification or banking credentials.
- Avoid Clicking Links: Do not open attachments or click links in suspicious emails.
Password Tips
- Strong Passwords: Use at least 15 characters with mixed case letters, numbers, and special characters like "&" or "$".
- Unique Passwords: Use different passwords for each website and avoid using personal information, dictionary words, or simple combinations like "abc123".
- Trusted Wi-Fi: Only connect to Wi-Fi networks you trust.
- Turn Off Auto Connect: Disable automatic connect on your mobile device.
- Create Passphrases in place of passwords: Form passphrases from sentences, like "I love watching the big bang theory at 10 pm" becoming "ilWtbbt@10p".
- Password Vault: Use a password vault to securely store all your passwords. It encrypts your information, and you only need to remember one primary password.