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Our community is experiencing a high volume in fraud and scam attempts. Criminals may contact you by phone, text, email, or social media pretending to be from Farmers National Bank. Farmers National Bank will NEVER call, text, or email you to ask for your account number, debit card number, PIN, password, or Online/Mobile Banking username. If you receive a suspicious request, hang up and contact us directly at 866-888-0220. If you believe you've been targeted by a scam or your information has been compromised, call us immediately. Learn how to protect yourself from fraud by visiting our Security Center.

SECURITY
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1 Min 33 Sec

Keeping your business safe from cyber crooks needs to be a team effort.

It takes clear policies, a well-trained staff and daily attention to keep computers and mobile devices protected from incidents that could affect your company and your customers.

Here are some important things you can do:

Make sure your have clear policies

  • Have written guidelines and update them regularly.
  • Be clear about cyber security expectations.
  • Develop a policy for using strong passwords.
  • Identify what data needs to be backed up and how often that happens, just in case there is a problem.
  • Give employees their own user accounts and set access permissions based upon what they need to do.
  • Update operating systems and software regularly.
  • Don’t forget mobile devices.

Train your staff

  • That includes employees, managers AND executives.
  • Have training sessions for new staff and regular refresher sessions.
  • Be clear about what to be aware of and how to keep devices and communications safe.

Be careful every day

  • Don’t download files or click on link from senders you don’t recognize.
  • Be wary about what you post on social media. That’s data crooks could use.
  • Sign out when you’re away from your desk.
  • Report loss of a laptop or mobile device right away.
  • Don’t share user names and passwords.
  • Don’t use unknown flash drives.

Clear expectations and education can keep your systems safe from cyber crime.