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How to protect your business and its computers

Cumberland Business Internet Banking has been designed to protect your business and its money, but you must also take precautions to ensure that your computer is secure and that your personal details are kept safe. If your business is ever an innocent victim of fraud as a result of our Internet Banking service, we will fully reimburse the money taken from your account. Simple as that.

We strongly recommend that you should take the following basic steps to ensure you and your computer are as secure as possible:

Install a firewall

Install and maintain a firewall to protect your computer from unauthorised access by others. A suitable security software package will include this facility

Firewall / Anti-Virus

Install and maintain anti-virus

Install and maintain anti-virus software, and set it to automatically scan your computer and all of its files on a regular basis. Also, make sure it is set to scan all files on your computer as they are opened, in particular those you receive as email attachments. A suitable security software package will include this facility

Configure automatic updates

Set up your computer to receive all updates to your browser, operating system and software automatically, in particular your security software referred to above

Keep security settings high

Set your browser security settings to the highest possible level which will allow you to continue using the internet as normal without blocking access. For guidance on how to do this, refer to the Help section of your browser

WI-FI Security

Secure your wireless internet

If you use a wireless network, you should make sure your hub is secure by installing a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) or Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) system. Also, make sure you enable any integrated firewall capabilities on the hub which may exist. Consult your Internet Service Provider and/or hub manufacturer for further details

Suspicious of e-mail?

Remain aware that Cumberland Building Society will never send you an email to your business email address (e.g. yourbusiness@yahoo.co.uk, yourbusiness@hotmail.co.uk) unless in response to an email you have sent. Remain aware that Cumberland Building Society operates only two websites from which you can log on to Cumberland Internet Banking - www.cumberland.co.uk and www.cumberlandbusiness.co.uk Never use any other website claiming to be owned and operated by Cumberland Building Society, even though its name be similar