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22 DIY Family Halloween Costume Ideas • Partners in Pediatrics You’ll love these Halloween costumes ideas for a family of 3, 4 or more for 2022. Whether your family’s version of Halloween fun involves thrills and chills at one of Denver’s scariest haunted houses, trick-or-treating all over the mile high city, pumpkin … Read More

Off-road adventures: Staying safe on your ATV Whether you are a new rider learning for the first time or an ATV veteran in need of a quick refresher, here are ten tips for being prepared and staying safe on your off-road adventures.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! It’s a great time to review some tips for keeping your accounts and information safe.

Simple steps you can take right now:

Update your passwords frequently and consider creating a passphrase by combining a series of at least four words that are easy to remember, such as ApplePickingPumpkinSpice0822!
Make sure you’re running the most recent version of software and operating systems.
Use current versions of security tools like antivirus software and multifactor authentication.
Click with caution! Instead of clicking a link, go directly to the institution’s website on your browser, or call them using a phone number you have independently verified.
Never give out personal information without verifying that you’re speaking to the organization you expect to be speaking to.
Financial institutions know certain information about you, such as account numbers or your Social Security number. So they should never need to ask you for this information. If someone calls, texts or emails you and asks you to provide sensitive information, that’s a red flag. Please note that if you call Commerce Bank, we may ask you to verify some information about yourself.
Don’t respond to texts if you don’t recognize the sender, even if it claims to be from a legitimate company. Again, to be on the safe side, call the institution yourself.
Stay informed about the most recent scams. With the advent of AI, fraud attempts have become more convincing and harder to detect. So it’s more important than ever to be aware.