Security Posts

'Tis the Season to be Cybersecure

As the holiday season approaches, cybercriminals ramp up their attacks, hoping to catch consumers off guard.

Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Media Scams

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as our name suggests, First Security safeguards your funds. While that begins with having the best protection procedures for our online banking, app, and facilities, it also encompasses educating our customers on a newer type of fraud: social media scams.

The Cost of Check Fraud

Criminals continue to find new ways to exploit vulnerabilities in traditional payment methods with checks being a prime target. What information can a stranger gather from a check, and what does First Security recommend to protect yourself?

Shredding Confidential Papers: Why, Where, & How

We want to help keep personal documents private, so we are offering a FREE shred event for our communities!

How to Avoid Becoming an Unwitting Money Mule

Becoming a money mule may sound like something that only happens in the movies, but it can happen to anyone.

Protect Your Identity this Tax Season

As busy professionals work to complete their tax returns, cybercriminals are stepping up their identity theft efforts.

It’s Not True Love if They Ask for Money

That interesting person who just messaged you could be a sweet-talking romance scammer trying to trick you into sending money.

First Security Warns of New Cybersecurity Threat: E-Skimming

Cybercrime continues to evolve, and that is true with one of the latest methods criminals are using called e-skimmers.