Georgia County Government - October 2008 - (Page 57) misrepresentation. It is the conscious manipulation of people to obtain information without their realizing that a security breach is occurring. It may take the form of impersonation via telephone or in person and through email. Some e-mails entice the recipient into opening an attachment that activates a virus. 1. Before providing information to a telephone caller, check if the individual is authorized to receive that information. 2. Employees should report any suspicious calls to the appropriate individual in your organization. 3. Wolf wearing a sheep’s skin. Before opening an e-mail attachment or clicking on a link, verify it is from someone you know, ensure your antivirus soft ware is current and that the message in the e-mail makes sense for you to receive. If all the parts don’t add up, the attachment may contain a virus. Delete it. Phishing is a scam in which an e-mail message directs the e-mail recipient to click on a link that takes them to a Web site where they are prompted for personal information such as a PIN number, Social Security number, bank account number or credit card number. Both the link and Web site may closely resemble an authentic Web site; however, it is not legitimate. If the phishing scam is successful, personal accounts may be accessed. If you receive one of these e-mails: 1. Do not click on the link. In some cases, doing so may cause malicious soft ware to be downloaded to your computer. 2. Delete the e-mail message. 3. Do not provide any personal information in response to any e-mail if you are not the initiator of the request. one to try to exploit this security hole can be as little as a few days. 1. Newer soft ware and operating systems can be set to automatically apply updates. If your soft ware supports this, set up the automatic updates. 2. For older software, the software vendor typically makes the patches available on their Web site. Check the Web site at least once a month for updates and follow the instructions to apply them. If the vendor provides e-mail notification, subscribe to the notifications and follow the instructions in the e-mail to apply the patch as soon as possible. 3. Many organizations may already have a process for automatically applying patches so check with your help desk before applying patches on your work computer. ■Acknowledgment The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center acknowledges the efforts of the New York State Security Workgroup members for their participation and valuable input. UPSON COUNTY A Progressive County On The Move Come visit the new West Georgia Technology Park, now under construction on Highway 36 in eastern Upson County. Featuring a new 80,000 square foot spec building and plenty of available, affordable building sites, the park should be an attractive location for a variety of businesses and industries. UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Glenn Collins, Chairman Sandra T. Trice .r Steve Hudson Rusty Blackston Frank Spraggins Ed Trice, County Attorney 106 East Lee Street • Suite 110 Thomaston, Georgia 30286 (706) 647-7012 • FAX: (706) 647-7030 Patching People are constantly finding security holes (i.e. vulnerabilities) in computer soft ware which could be used to infect your computer with a virus, spyware or worse. When vulnerabilities are discovered, the soft ware vendor typically issues a fi x (i.e. patch) to correct the problem. This fi x should be applied as soon as possible because the average time for some- 392522_Upson.indd 1 OCTOBER 2008 www.accg.org 9/2/08 57 9:30:52 PM http://www.accg.org
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