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INSIDE THE COUNCIL
HUMAN RESOURCES
In our continuing e ort to provide comprehensive and high-quality fringe bene ts to our members the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters’ Member Assistance Program, has implemented a $2,500 Met Life Basic Term Life insurance policy, at no cost to active members and with no medical questions asked.
The lump sum payment to members’ designated bene ciary provides temporary assistance in their time of need. All active members in good standing are automatically enrolled in this policy, which became e ective October 1, 2017.
Please visit our website to download and complete your bene ciary form and return it by mail to: 91 Fieldcrest Avenue, 2nd Floor, Edison, NJ 08837 or by email to HR@ northeastcarpenters.org. For questions about your MetLife Basic Term Life coverage, please call the NRCC: 732-417-9229 EXT 1534
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Remember when “You Got Mail” that a Nigerian prince was o ering to share part of his inheritance if you just gave him your bank account number?
Well, hackers are more sophisticated since the days of AOL.
In the 21st century, hackers are more savvy in trying to separate you from your personal, con dential information and are impersonating your trusted banks and stores and hacking into your email.
WHAT’S PHISHING?
A phishing e-mail is a fake email that comes disguised as a regular email from a vendor that you might use like eBay or Amazon or Bank of America. Many times, these emails ask you to log onto the site to con rm your identity or con rm that you want to continue one of your trusted subscriptions.
DO NOT CLICK on any link in any email sent to you by a trusted vendor; that goes too for opening up attachments from unsolicited vendors. If it is a message important enough – like your bank account may close – you are more than likely to receive a phone call or letter in the mail from your bank before that happens. If you decide to click that link or open an attachment, it’s likely that a malicious software program will be executed on your computer and possibly across your network.
WHAT ABOUT HER EMAILS????
Did you know that your email is not secure and anybody could be reading it right about now?
We use email every day in life to communicate with our friends, family members and business colleagues. Have you thought twice though if your personal communications were broadcast to the general public? ...Just ask John Podesta.
There are a few key ways you can safeguard yourself from having your personal information stolen:
1.On your smart device, you must have a strong password that is just not 1-2-3-4.
2.When you are connecting to a wireless network, don’t trust that it’s secure. We’re sure that you’ve visited a co ee shop and connected to their WiFi network in the past. In the future, you should think twice before connecting to an unsecured wireless network that any hacker could tap into.
3.On your personal/work computer, you should use strong passwords and change them every 60-90 days. Passwords should be at least eight characters and include a mix of capital and lowercase letters, a number and a symbol. Please do not share your password with anyone and at the end of the day, log o your computer.
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