Top Tech Tip

Joe Hatch's lecture covering a wide array of computer safety and maintenance tips. I believe the most important and the one that I will be thinking about often was how to avoid the phishing scams that are very prevalent today. A Phishing scam is basically an e-mail that is sent to you from your supposed bank. It says that it needs to verify your credentials and to enter your bank information. Behind these e-mails are frauds who simply use a photo-editing software to make the e-mail appear that it is from your bank. If being tricked by these scams, one is basically giving access to his or her bank account to a complete stranger. People often lose all the money in their bank accounts due to these scams and have no real means of chasing the culprit. Joe Hatch first discussed what a phishing scam is, then basically told us to be aware and not respond to these e-mails. One should go to his or her bank directly, or initiate the contact themselves, to make sure that the request is legit. This is obviously very useful information because if could prevent disastrous situations.