Michele Tafoya wants to crackdown on fraud
Republican nominee Michele Tafoya sat down on FOX 9’s All Day to speak on what her goals would be as a U.S. Senator for Minnesota, one of them being cracking down on fraud.
RAMSEY CO., Minn. (FOX 9) – Scammers are targeting seniors in Ramsey County, and local authorities want the community to stay alert and take action.
Fraud targeting seniors on the rise in Ramsey County
What we know:
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office says since Aug. 1, more than $1.2 million has been stolen from just 17 confirmed cases involving seniors in the county. Victims’ ages range from 61 to 78, with individual losses from $700 to $800,000.
Crime Prevention Deputy Ouellette said, “Nobody gets your financial information unless you know exactly who they are—and you WANT to give it to them.”
Ouellette emphasized that scam artists are creative and…
IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.