{"id":5992,"date":"2022-10-07T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2022-10-07T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:00:51","slug":"tips-from-our-credit-union-brownsville-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/tips-from-our-credit-union-brownsville-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Tips to Stay Cyber-safe from our Credit Union Brownsville Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">How often do you shop online? It\u2019s more normal than ever to shop for everything online. That also means there is a bigger risk for your information to be tracked. This month is national Cybersecurity Month.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our credit union Brownsville location wants to share a few tips on being cyber-safe, and the services we provide to protect your information on the go.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\">Protect Yourself Against Cyberattacks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cyberattacks are malicious attempts to access your information as well as harm your devices in the process. Generally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/2021\/05\/28\/3-steps-to-protecting-your-personal-information-with-our-brownsville-credit-union\/\"><span class=\"s1\">cyberattacks can lead to the following<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Loss of money<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Personal theft<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Financial theft<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Stolen medical information<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To prevent such an attack, it\u2019s important to know how to protect yourself, your device, and your information! You can avoid cyber risks by:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Limit personal information online.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Use a password manager and two methods of verification.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Check your account statements and credit reports regularly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Keep your software applications and operating systems up to date.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Change your privacy settings and omit the usage of location features.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Create strong passwords using upper-and-lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Don\u2019t share PINs or passwords with anyone. Use devices that use biometric scans, for example, fingerprint scanners or facial recognition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Remember, scammers will try to scare you, threaten, or offer you a deal on your debt or finances through a phone call, email, or text.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\">Stay Safe While Surfing the Web<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Think before you click. When in doubt, DO NOT CLICK or share personal information online. You can also:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Only use secure websites that use the valid certificate HTTPS:\/\/.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Consider using a virtual private network (VPN) for greater privacy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Back up your files regularly in an encrypted file or file storage device.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Use antivirus and anti-malware solutions and firewalls to block threats.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Do not click on links in texts or emails from people you don\u2019t know. Scammers can create fake links to websites.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Remember that the government will not call, text, or contact you via social media about owing money.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Protect your home or business using a secure internet connection and Wi-Fi network, and change passwords regularly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Be cautious about sharing personal financial information online, include bank account number, social security number, or credit card number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p4\">Bank Safely with our Federal Credit Union Brownsville Location<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">VFCU includes banking services that cater to your lifestyle that are hassle-free. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/savings-and-checking\/benefits-of-using-your-mobile-app\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Mobile Banking App<\/span><\/a>, and other member services safely assist you with your financial goals. Check out:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/zelle\/\"><span class=\"s4\">Zelle \u00ae<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Apple Pay<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Uchoose Rewards<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Mobile banking deposit<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/savings-and-checking\/checking\/\"><span class=\"s4\">Online banking<\/span><\/a><\/span> and bill pay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Did you know, Valley FCU members eligible to receive a free credit score just for signing up on the app! Download today.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\">Interested in our Local Federal Credit Union Brownsville Branch?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/contact\/\">Contact us to of you have any questions regarding our services<\/a><\/span>. Although preparing for future finances can be stressful, thanks to VFCU, you can receive many competitive rates for borrowing. Explore:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s5\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/cards\/credit-cards\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Credit Cards<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s5\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/loans\/auto\/\"><span class=\"s1\">New and Used Auto Loans<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/loans\/signature-and-personal-loans\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Personal Loans<\/span><\/a> (Brownsville area)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How often do you shop online? It\u2019s more normal than ever to shop for everything online. That also means there is a bigger risk for your information to be tracked. This month is national Cybersecurity Month.\u00a0 Our credit union Brownsville location wants to share a few tips on being cyber-safe, and the services we provide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[79,80,98,97,99,91,75,87,78,100],"class_list":["post-5992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-bank-brownsville","tag-banks-brownsville","tag-brownsville-credit-union","tag-checking-account-brownsville","tag-credit-union-brownsville-tx","tag-federal-credit-union-brownsville","tag-local-federal-credit-union","tag-personal-loans-brownsville","tag-valley-credit-union","tag-valley-fcu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}