{"id":157,"date":"2019-11-26T01:29:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T01:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2019-11-26T01:34:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T01:34:12","slug":"national-tax-security-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/26\/national-tax-security-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Tax Security Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The week of December 2nd through the 6th is National Tax Security Awareness Week and the #IRS and Security Summit partners want to make you aware of various security risks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#TaxSecurity Awareness Week<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/taxes-security-together\">https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/taxes-security-together<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/security-summit\">https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/security-summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cybersecurity Basics<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not just shopping season for you, it&#8217;s also shopping season for cybercriminals &amp; identity thieves who want to steal your data to file fraudulent tax returns. The IRS provides simple steps for online safety to protect tax returns and refunds. Remember, while you&#8217;re looking for the perfect gift, cybercriminals are looking for ways to steal your data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phishing Scams<\/strong><br \/>\nNational TaxSecurity Awareness Week is a good time to learn how to recognize and avoid phishing scams that pose as trusted sources, like financial institutions or the IRS. There\u2019s no fool-proof technology to defend against phishing scams &#8212; YOU are your best defense. One way criminals steal your bank account, passwords, credit cards or SSN is by asking for it. Learn to recognize phishing scams and IRS impersonators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong Passwords<\/strong><br \/>\nFor National TaxSecurity Awareness Week, IRS urges everyone, taxpayers and TaxPros alike, to protect online accounts with current password guidance: www.irs.gov\/securitysummit. \u00a0Become familiar with stronger passwords standards to protect against cybercriminals. Always use strong passwords on any type of online account to protect against savvy cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Identity Theft and Small Businesses<\/strong><br \/>\nThe IRS and the Security Summit have taken steps to identify and prevent business identity theft. Awareness of business identity theft is a key component. Be aware of certain signs that may indicate identity theft has occurred to businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The week of December 2nd through the 6th is National Tax Security Awareness Week and the #IRS and Security Summit partners want to make you aware of various security risks. #TaxSecurity Awareness Week https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/taxes-security-together https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/security-summit Cybersecurity Basics It&#8217;s not just shopping season for you, it&#8217;s also shopping season for cybercriminals &amp; identity thieves who want [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-individual-tax","7":"entry"},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions\/165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rikardneal.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}