Patch Your Servers, Patch Your People
By: Jeremy Smith
Publication: The Nebraska Banker, Jan/Feb 2019
"But I don't even have an iCloud account!" my aunt said over the phone, as the realization of her fear began to set in. "Is this just a scam?!"
At this point, vishing scammers had already installed remote software on her PC and were attempting to have her purchase Google Play Store prepaid cards and send them the codes so the "problem" with her "account" would be "fixed." In response, the plug was pulled, the hard drive destroyed and passwords were changed. A diploma from the school of close calls was earned that day. If only my aunt knew – if only she had been "patched!"