--- title: Blog | The AME Group | cybersecurity awareness description: cybersecurity awareness | Tap into The AME Group's 35+ years of experience working with local businesses. AME helps your technology add value and better support your business goals. 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This is a good technique to use when you are faced with an unexpected email.  We have another SLAM to help you identify phishing. [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/slam-that-phishing-email) ![Employees around a table with computers strengthening their cyber-defense](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Stregthen%20Your%20Employees.jpg) [cybersecurity training,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-training) [cyber security for small business,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security-for-small-business) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [cybersecurity awareness,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) [training](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/training) ### [IS YOUR BUSINESS MITIGATING ITS TOP SECURITY RISK...](https://blog.theamegroup.com/is-your-business-mitigating-its-top-security-risk-humans) ## HUMANS? We all have employees that have made mistakes at one time or another. Maybe they had an overwhelming schedule that caused them to slip up, or maybe they simply typed in an email address incorrectly and hit send. No matter what the cause, employees are human, they make mistakes, and they are being TARGETED. [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/is-your-business-mitigating-its-top-security-risk-humans) ![Another Data Breach - Did it get you? words over an image of lights streaming from a glowing center](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Another%20Data%20Breach.jpg) [mobile device,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/mobile-device) [cybersecurity awareness,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) [In the News](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [T-Mobile Cellular Breach](https://blog.theamegroup.com/t-mobile-cellular-breach) Last week we saw the mobile phone carrier T-Mobile [fall victim to cybercriminal activity](https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/data-breach-2021) when a hacker accessed the personal data of their users.  They learned of the breach via claims that were made on an online forum.  This led to an investigation and hiring of cybersecurity experts to help with the situation. [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/t-mobile-cellular-breach) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CSAM_Tip11_Create-a-Cybersecurity-Friendly-Culture.jpg) [leadership,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/leadership) [cybersecurity training,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-training) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [uncategorized,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/uncategorized) [cybersecurity awareness,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) [network security](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/network-security) ### [THE LEADER’S ROLE IN CREATING A CULTURE OF SECURITY AWARENESS](https://blog.theamegroup.com/culture-of-security-awareness) ## WHY SHOULD YOU BUILD A CULTURE OF SECURITY AWARENESS? The risks to all businesses due to cybersecurity breaches are well-documented and they are growing.  Most experts advise businesses to plan for a breach due to the likelihood of an occurrence.  Your IT staff have likely also been asking for additional resources to help combat the very real threats of bad actors that want to steal your data.  As an owner or executive at your company, what is your role in all of this? [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/culture-of-security-awareness) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CSAM_Tip6_Online-Behavioral-Tracking.jpg) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [Online Behavioral Tracking – The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.](https://blog.theamegroup.com/online-behavioral-tracking) We were was recently asked about the threat to privacy and businesses based on online behavioral tracking technology.  While this has been around for many years, the sophistication of targeted advertising online has grown, yet, it is still not at a “Minority Report” level.  **The first step in understanding the threat is to understand the technology.  Online behavioral tracking is a product of technologies built-in to web pages** and web browsers that work silently in the background as you use the internet. [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/online-behavioral-tracking) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CSAM_Tip4_Back-Up-Your-Data.jpg) [cybersecurity awareness,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) [business continuity](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/business-continuity) ### [Managing Backups of Your Data](https://blog.theamegroup.com/managing-backups-of-your-data) ### VICTOR IS A SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT THE AME GROUP, MANAGING BACKUPS FOR OUR CLIENTS AND OUR OWN!  WE ASKED HIM, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT BACKUPS AND RECOVERY? Backups are something everyone wishes they had when technology goes south. Like the insurance policy, you didn’t size right or bother to purchase. [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/managing-backups-of-your-data) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month-Tip1.jpg) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [Think Before You Click](https://blog.theamegroup.com/think-before-you-click) ## National Cybersecurity Awareness Month To reduce your risk of falling for a phishing scam, Think Before You Click! [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/think-before-you-click) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Credential-reporting-orange.png) [credit monitoring,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/credit-monitoring) [dark web monitoring,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/dark-web-monitoring) [dark web,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/dark-web) [2FA,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/2fa) [passwords,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/passwords) [cyber security,](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cyber-security) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CREDENTIALS ARE FOUND ON THE DARK WEB](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-to-do-when-your-credentials-are-found-on-the-dark-web) ### Sites are hacked every day. - **There is an attack every 39 seconds** (Security Magazine) - **Hackers steal 75 records every second** (Breach Level Index) - **More than 23 million people use the password ‘123456’** (National Cyber Security Centre) - **Traditional firewall and antivirus security is irrelevant and obsolete** (Thycotic.com) - **Hackers create 300,000 new pieces of malware daily** (McAfee) - **On average 30,000 new websites are hacked every day** (Forbes) [The AME Group](https://blog.theamegroup.com/author/the-ame-group) [Read More](https://blog.theamegroup.com/what-to-do-when-your-credentials-are-found-on-the-dark-web) ![](https://blog.theamegroup.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/How-to-cause-a-data-breach.jpg) [cybersecurity awareness](https://blog.theamegroup.com/tag/cybersecurity-awareness) ### [How to Cause a Data Breach in 10 Easy Steps!](https://blog.theamegroup.com/how-to-cause-a-data-breach-in-10-easy-steps) **STEP 1:** Make sure to click on every link, and download every attachment sent to you via email. On mobile, feel free to trust links sent to you in random text messages. 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