Be Cyber Smart!
Protect your information and avoid wire fraud with daily cybersecurity tips, live webinars and more. Check out these actionable daily cybersecurity tips!
Google Yourself
Be aware of what information you are sharing about yourself and your practice on the internet. The fraudsters are watching.
Be Positive!
Ask if your bank offers Positive Pay, a service that compares and verifies the checks you issue to the checks presented for payment against your account.
Payday! Payday!
Learn all about Safe Disbursement Practices (in Today’s Dangerous Cyber World). Available in The Fund Shop.
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Cloud Security – What are the 6 Pillars of Cloud Security?
What is cloud security and why is it important? This article does a deep dive into cloud security and shares ideas on how an integrated, cloud-native/third-party security stack provides the necessary controls to deliver today’s best practices.
My Email was Hacked!
Read this article discussing how your email gets hacked and what to do to prevent it from happening.
What’s My Password?
Read this Aug. 2025 article from PC MAG discussing why you need a password manager – and which are best.
Protect that Wire!
Companies such as CertifID and Closing Lock provide software, insurance and fraud detection services to verify financial information, the legitimacy of parties, and prevent fraudulent transactions.
Don’t Miss Today’s Live Webinar
How are you being targeted? It’s scary. Sign up for today’s LIVE Webinar, Nightmare on Fraud Street: Real Life Horror Stories of Cyber Crime.
No Thanks, I’ll Take Care of That
It’s always best that the issuing agent order and obtain the seller’s mortgage payoff statement. The fewer times it’s emailed, the better.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered
Put your firm’s wire transfer policy in writing and insist that all buyers acknowledge it in writing early in the transaction – well before they’ve wired out their cash to close.
Protect Your Castle!
Your home is your castle. Learn how to protect your home Wi-Fi network. Read this article published by the Federal Trade Commission.
Check It Off!
Before wiring funds from your firm, verify the outgoing wire information. ALTA has created a handy Outgoing Wire Preparation Checklist that closing agents should utilize.
Know Who to Call
In the event of an incident, call your bank’s Chief of Security. Don’t know who that is? Find out today!
Insure Against It
Investigate obtaining a cyber or criminal policy containing coverage for wire transfer fraud. The Fund’s Vendor Marketplace is a great place to source insurance professionals.
Take Note
Check out this list of notaries used in recent fraud claims. Be aware of possible compromised notaries and take steps to independently confirm the notary in the transaction.
Don’t Trust. Verify
Treat all updated mortgage payoff statements suspiciously. Always call and confirm their veracity. Get the name or employee ID number of the employee you spoke with.
Read This: Your Security Toolbox
Check out these 16 tools that protect against hackers.
Don’t Miss Today’s Live Webinar
Can you Spot the Fraud? Learn how. Sign up for today’s LIVE WEBINAR to learn more.
In Case of Emergency…
Be prepared! Adopt a plan patterned after ALTA’s Rapid Response Plan for Wire Fraud Incidents and review it with your staff.
Don’t Be a Fraud Magnet
Start integrating the minimum standards and strongly recommended advisements into your daily operations and develop a comprehensive Incident Response Plan now.
