WV Bureau of Senior Services

Privacy Tips and Updates

NEW   Filing Season Security Tip: Know the Facts About How the IRS Contacts Taxpayers   February 9, 2024  
Best Practices When Scanning and Using QR Codes   January 17, 2023  
Protect Your Personal Information
   June 29, 2022
Plugging In—What's at Risk?   May 17, 2022  
Staying Safe on Social Networks   December 27, 2021  
Developing Threats in Mobile Phishing   August 5, 2021  
How to Protect Your Personal Data While Traveling   July 6, 2021  
10 Ways to Protect Your Home While You're Away on Vacation   June 22, 2021  
Online Shopping During the Pandemic   November 13, 2020  
Whose Text Message is That Anyway?   October 28, 2020  
The Value of Data   October 21, 2020  
Make Strong Passwords to Boost Security   October 7, 2020  
Cybercriminals Are in Love with COVID-19   September 30, 2020   
Thinking of Providing Your Social Security Number? Think Again   August 26, 2020  
Back to School Privacy Tips   July 29, 2020  
Minimum Necessary and Limited Use   July 15, 2020  
Fireworks and Phishing: How to Avoid 4th of July Scams   July 1, 2020  
Avoid a Coronavirus Stimulus Check Scam   April 2, 2020  
Coronavirus Scare is the Perfect Cover for Fraudsters   April 1, 2020  
IRS Imposters Calling About Stimulus Checks?   April 15, 2020  
New Year, New You...Same W-2 Tax Scams   February 5, 2020  
Digital Inheritance   January 15, 2020  
Cleaning Out Your Old Data and Devices   January 2, 2020  
Safe Holiday Travel Tips   December 11, 2019  
Eight Shopping Tips for the Holiday Season   November 22, 2019  
Don't Respond to Suspicious Emails   November 13, 2019  
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Part 4   October 30, 2019  
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Part 3   October 24, 2019  
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Part 2   October 16, 2019  
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Part 1   October 9, 2019  
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month   October 2, 2019  
Do You Know Your Phish?   September 18, 2019  
Reporting an Incident   August 21, 2019  
Yes, You Are a Target   July 24, 2019  
Summertime Tips   June 12, 2019  
Dumpster Diving   May 29, 2019  
PII—What's in Your Desk?   May 1, 2019  
Share Your Information With Care   April 17, 2019  
Minimum Necessary—When Too Much Information Can Hurt You   April 3, 2019  
Data Privacy Day   January 23, 2019  
Holiday Tip from the Identity Theft Resource Center   December 27, 2018  
Staying Secure While Shopping Online
   November 20, 2018  
The Dangers of Phishing   November 14, 2018  
What is Privacy?   September 5, 2018  
Emailing Personal Identifiable Information   June 27, 2018  
Shredding—What's the Fuss?   May 16, 2018  
What Does That Mean? Your Dictionary of Cyber-Speak   April 18, 2018  
IRS Tax Tips—Direct Deposit   April 4, 2018  
Accuracy of PII   February 21, 2018
IRS Tax Tips   February 7, 2018  
Data Privacy Day—Six Ways to Be Privacy Aware   January 25, 2018  
New Year, New Data Security   January 10, 2018  
Cybersecurity While on Holiday   December 26, 2017  
Holiday Mail   December 6, 2017  
What's in Your Privacy Notice   November 16, 2017  
Equifax Breach—Credit Freeze or Fraud Alert   October 18, 2017  
Be Alert: Equifax Security Breach is Just the Beginning   September 20, 2017  
Have You Been Phished?   August 23, 2017  
IRS Alert—Security Summit Alert: Tax Pros Warned of New Scam to Steal Their Passwords   August 15, 2017  
Social Security Fraud Alerts   July 26, 2017
Seven Privacy Habits You Can Start Today   June 14, 2017  
World Password Day   May 3, 2017  
The Worst Security Questions You Can Possibly Pick   April 19, 2017  
Tax Tip—Filing Errors to Avoid   April 5, 2017  
Security Awareness for Taxpayers: The Tax Community Needs Your Help   March 8, 2017  
IRS Recaps "Dirty Dozen" List of Tax Scams for 2017   February 22, 2017  
Privacy is Good for Business   February 8, 2017  
What is a Department Privacy Officer?   September 28, 2016  
Email Etiquette   September 14, 2016
Tech Support Phone Scams   August 31, 2016
Passwords and Your Privacy   July 20, 2016  
Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)   May 11, 2016  
Credit Card Skimmers Ramp Up Efforts   April 27, 2016  
Tips to Keep Your Tax Records Secure   April 13, 2016  
Scam Calls and Emails Using IRS as Bait Persist   February 16, 2016  
What is More Valuable than Money?   February 3, 2016  
Wearable Fitness Trackers and Apps—What is the Risk?   December 16, 2015  
Identifying Hoaxes and Urban Legends   September 30, 2015  
Email Bugs and Naughty Hyperlinks   September 16, 2015
USB Drive Safety   August 31, 2015
Free WiFi Isn't Always "Free"   July 29, 2015
On-the-Go Protection   July 1, 2015
Elder Privacy   June 3, 2015  
Public Computing—Risky Business   May 20, 2015  
Passwords Are Not Enough!   May 8, 2015
Who Is Listening?   April 22, 2015
Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data, and Enabling Trust   January 28, 2015
Identity Theft IQ Test   January 14, 2015
Reducing Spam   October 29, 2014
Debunking Some Common Myths   October 22, 2014
Protect Your Personal Information   October 8, 2014
Keep a Clean Machine   October 1, 2014
Notice: to Give or Not to Give   September 24, 2014
Understanding the Notice Policy   September 10, 2014
Mobile Device Security: Basic Tips to Protect Your Data from Cybercriminals   August 27, 2014
Minimum Necessary—Enough is Enough!   August 13, 2014
Individual Rights Policy—Access and Correction of PII   July 2, 2014
Identity Theft—Guard Your Numbers!   June 18, 2014
Consent Policy—Opt In or Opt Out?   May 28, 2014
Consent Policy—What Does It Mean?   April 30, 2014
Response to Unauthorized Disclosures Procedure   April 16, 2014
Accountability Policy—Employee Training   March 19, 2014
Privacy Principles   February 20, 2014



Updated 2/12/24