Financial Security Measures

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Financial Security Measures

Money motivates most social engineering, requiring special protection:

Account Protection:

  • Use dedicated devices/browsers for banking
  • Enable all available alerts
  • Review statements immediately
  • Set up unusual activity notifications
  • Use dedicated financial email addresses
  • Implement withdrawal limits

Transaction Security:

  • Verify all payment change requests
  • Question unusual payment methods
  • Never wire money to strangers
  • Be suspicious of overpayment scenarios
  • Use credit cards online, not debit cards
  • Keep limited funds in transaction accounts

Identity Protection:

  • Freeze credit when not needed
  • Monitor credit reports regularly
  • Use identity monitoring services
  • Secure physical documents
  • Shred sensitive paperwork
  • Limit SSN sharing drastically