To avoid individuals and companies falling prey to scammers and fraudsters, the Chief Information Officer of the Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN), Bernard Acquah, has cautioned individuals and companies to be wary of activities of such useless elements in society as part of the company’s Cybersecurity month.
Mr. Acquah disclosed this and others during MTN’s online discussion, dubbed ”Bright Conversation”.
The discussion was on “Navigating the Digital World Safety: Awareness, Action, Assurance.”
Given the causes of deeds that get people prone to fraudsters and scammers in the country, the Chief Information Officer of the MTN, Bernard Acquah, disclosed that the inability of most parents to monitor or limit their children to the sort of online platforms that their children visit has and continues to be one of the causes of cyber insecurity in the world.
To curb this, Mr. Acquah pleaded with parents to control their children’s online surfing and ensure they are not exposed to unsafe websites. He asked the parents to monitor their children’s conversations on such platforms.
Mr. Acquah also advised companies to avoid posting sensitive information on social media. He explained this to avoid fraudsters or scammers taking undue advantage of the situation to hack or steal vital information from the company.
He further identified companies that allow individuals to use pen drives and other storage materials to connect to their computers as another way of exposing sensitive information about the company to fraudsters. He therefore pleaded with such companies to desist from that. He noted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is good and enhances productivity, but companies should be careful with the information they gather from it.
Mr. Acquah described Wi-Fi without passwords as dangerous since it enables fraudsters to access sensitive information from their prey.
Mr. Bernard Acquah used the occasion to admonish individuals who use their dates of birth as their security or passwords to desist from that as it helps fraudsters access sensitive information from such individuals. He pleaded with individuals and companies to use ‘strong’ passwords or secret codes to avert hacking.
Mr. Acquah cautioned the citizenry not to entertain calls, chats, and conversations from unknown contacts as they normally use such means to gather information for their nefarious activities.
It also came up that scammers or fraudsters normally use text messages that go with spelling mistakes.
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