Remote Employees and Summer Scams
Summer means vacations, flexible schedules, and employees working from airports, hotels, vacation rentals, and coffee shops. Unfortunately, cybercriminals know people are more distracted this time of year, making summer one of the busiest seasons for phishing attacks and online scams. Taking time to prepare laptops for remote employees can help protect your business from costly security incidents.
Top Summer Scams to Watch Out For
Cybercriminals often disguise scams as legitimate travel or seasonal communications. Employees should be especially cautious of:
- Fake airline and hotel confirmations that ask users to click a link to “verify” or “update” reservations.
- Package delivery scams claiming a shipment is delayed or requires additional payment.
- Public WiFi phishing pages that imitate hotel, airport, or café login screens to steal usernames and passwords.
- QR code scams placed on signs, menus, or charging stations that redirect users to malicious websites.
- Executive or HR impersonation emails requesting urgent payroll changes, gift card purchases, or wire transfers while managers are traveling.
Protect Remote Employees
To maintain security when employees work remotely, ensure every laptop has current security updates, endpoint protection, and multi-factor authentication enabled. Require employees to connect through a secure VPN whenever using public WiFi and encourage them to report suspicious emails or login requests immediately.
Stay Secure All Summer with Accellis
At Accellis, we help businesses stay protected year-round with proactive cybersecurity, managed IT services, endpoint protection, Microsoft 365 solutions and more. Whether your team is working from the office, home, or on the road this summer, we’ll help keep your systems secure so your employees can work confidently from anywhere.
Ready to strengthen your cybersecurity? Contact us today to learn how we can help protect your business every season.
