5 Ways To Hack Proof Your Life

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5 Ways To Hack-Proof Your Life

By Melanie Radzicki McManus

With shoppers still reeling from Target’s massive pre-Christmas data breach, Starbucks confirmed last week that it’s popular iPhone mobile payment app — used by about 10 million people — was unencrypted. The company said it’s not aware of any customer information being compromised because of the lack of encryption, but it quickly released an updated, more secure app.

Here are five easy ways to stay ahead of the hackers:

1. Lock your cell phone. Sure, it’s annoying to punch in four digits every time you want to use your phone, which is probably dozens of times a day (at least). But that’s a minor inconvenience compared to the huge hassle that awaits if someone snatches it and steals your sensitive data.

2. Think before you post on social media sites. Business websites often require you to answer security questions before you can log in, or when you want to change your password. But the questions are relatively common ones, such as asking your mother’s maiden name or the name of your first pet. If you’ve reminisced about your beloved childhood dog on Facebook, or given a shout-out to your mom, Jane Doe Smith, via Twitter, savvy hackers can use this info to hijack your accounts.

3. Check your credit card accounts daily. Amazingly, nine out of 10 people never check their credit card statements before paying the charges, says McAfee’s Siciliano. But you can’t catch unauthorized charges if you don’t read your statements. Siciliano recommends viewing your accounts daily or at least weekly to look for suspicious charges, since customers typically have 60 days to refute them.

4. Opt for credit rather than debit. It may seem safer to use your debit card — you have to punch in a PIN, after all — but Siciliano says debit card hackers have access to your actual funds. Additionally, debit card companies generally only give you two days to refute erroneous charges. So use credit, and check your bank account frequently as well.

5. Protect your passwords. It’s too difficult to create (and remember) a gazillion unique, unusual passwords, which is probably why an Adobe security breach in October found that the most common customer passwords were 123456, 123456789 and password. Combat this problem with a password manager such as 1Password or RoboForm. These products create and store complex passwords for all of your accounts. You simply create and remember one master password to use the program.

January/February Birthdays

January

1   Daphnee Higbee
2   Jake Nostrom
     Crystal Deveraux
     Abigail Stallard
3   Kyle Taylor
     Rick Child
5   Spencer Nelson
6   Chris Sorensen
13 Julie Barrett
14 Kiera Davis
16 Linzy Rowett
20 Betty Marx
22 Victoria Macklin
23 Tanya Roylance
     Jess Reed
25 Mike Stanton
27 Wilford Clyde
     Mackenzie Rouse
30 Wylie Whiting
     Jeremy Kohler

February

1   Claudia Davenport
     Juan Garrido
4   Jennifer Davis
5   Shawn Barker
8   Rhonda Lucas
10 Jennifer Grigg
     Shelby Flewallen
11 Jared Haas
12 Casey Cropper
     Meredith Jones
     Doni Pyle
     Trent Syme
14 Shirley Green
16 Chris Creer
19 Kathy Lunceford
     Teri Bird
     Melanie Hansen
20 Gary DeHeer
     Alex Woerner
21 Stefan Creamer
22 Steve Healey
     Sheri Jensen
23 Marilee Moon
24 Vincent Winder
26 Gaylon Dallin

ICMA RC 401K Help

Steve Jensen from ICMA RC will be here on January 27th in the multipurpose room from 8:30 to 4:30.  For an appointment, email dweight@springville.org or 

call Doris at 801-489-2702.

Coupon for Jolley's Ranch Winter Rec in Admin!

To celebrate the opening of the Winter Recreation Program at Jolley’s Ranch

employees may enjoy one activity free of charge.

Pick up a coupon from Administration

for free cross country skiing, snow shoeing, or sledding/tubing

(includes equipment rental).

Enjoy!

Mayor and Council Members Sworn In

L to R:  Council member Craig Conover, Mayor Wilford W. Clyde, Council Member Chris Sorensen, Judge Sherlynn Fenstermaker 

On Tuesday, January 7, Wilford W. Clyde was sworn in by Judge Sherlynn Fenstermaker, to serve four more years as Mayor of Springville City.  

With the new year also came new Council Members.  Craig Conover and Chris Sorensen replaced Mark Packard and Ben Jolley on the City Council. 


   

Springville City Pay Stubs Now Online!

Link for online pay stubs:  www.Doculivery.com/SpringvilleCity

Many employers today are using web-based or paperless earning statements for their employees.  Springville City has decided to move to an online pay stub service that will give our employees more flexibility in managing their pay information.  Implementing this kind of service will also allow us to save on paper, printing, and staff distribution costs while providing you with enhanced functionality of your pay information. We think that you will find this new service to be convenient and easy to use. We hope that you will realize the benefits of this new service, and enjoy having access to all of your pay information at your finger tips.

·         Your pay information is easy to access from any computer with  Internet access

·         Additional delivery methods such as email and text messaging  features available

·         Online pay stubs offer increased security and confidentiality

·         Pay history is available for verification of wages

·         Online pay stubs may easily be emailed to accountants, lenders, or others

Security is our number one concern, which is why we chose a company that offers SSL (secure socket layer) encryption, and advanced password management to ensure the protection and integrity of all pay stub data transmissions.

Your Social Security Number will not be displayed on the pay stub. For Identity Theft to occur, you need three things: your name, SSN, and address. Nothing other than your name will be displayed on your online pay stubs – minimizing the chance for identity theft to happen. Online pay stubs actually offer increased confidentiality over a paper pay stub since those usually pass through four to seven people before being delivered to the employee. None of the online pay stub pages are cached in the memory of the computer, and each online pay stub is dynamically created upon each employee’s request.

You will be able to access your online pay stubs beginning with your January 17 paycheck.

If you have any questions, please call Doris at 801.489.2702 or send an email to dweight@springville.org

Thank you!