Joel Carleton

(A10) Government agencies such as FTC and FBI, they do well with staying up to date on latest threats even for consumers #CreditChat

(A9) Teach about social engineering, that people are not always trustworthy, especially online #CreditChat

(A8) Use chatbots to educate ourselves and get details on how to secure our particular accounts #CreditChat

(A8) Use password managers, many are AI powered to help you select the most secure passwords Use AI enhanced security software (make sure it's kept up to date) #CreditChat

(A7) When downloading apps, stay away if they have low or no user rating #CreditChat

(A5) If on public Wi-Fi use a VPN to encrypt your data or your mobile hotspot if you have one #CreditChat

(A5) The Wi-Fi may be run by the Cyber Criminal, meant to trick you into connecting #CreditChat

(A4) Never click on links in email or text messages, instead access the site from a saved bookmark, ignore any phone numbers in the messages, lookup number elsewhere #CreditChat

(A3) The cyber criminals rely on it to get critical info from you - examples are passwords and authentication tokens, these should never be shared online or over the phone #CreditChat

(A2) Unexpected calls or emails from a company - e.g. their tech support department #CreditChat

@Experian (A2) A sense of urgency in the message or asking for sensitive info #CreditChat

Q2. How can individuals recognize phishing emails or fake websites designed to steal financial information? #CreditChat

@Experian (A1) With Winter coming we'll start to see more fake e-commerce websites. AI utilized here to make them look more real #CreditChat

Let’s start! Q1. What are the most common types of online financial scams today? #CreditChat

@Experian Great timing with the Holiday season upon us!

Looking forward to next week’s #CreditChat: experian.com/blogs/news/abo…

Looking forward to Wednesday's #CreditChat