Fraud and Cyber Security

In a recent poll of RBC Wealth Management clients, Threat of Cybersecurity attack ranked #3 in the list of biggest concerns clients have in the upcoming year….not surprisingly, ability to reach our financial goals, and Inflation were #1 and #2. Fraud is a constant threat and the fraudsters are getting more clever as time goes by. We here at RBC take protecting your accounts and information very seriously. We go through regular training to keep us up to date on new scams and schemes and today we would like to share some items that we think you will be interested in.

Join us to hear from Adam Evans, Vice President Cyber Operations & Chief Information Security Officer with RBC, who will discuss the cyber threats you need to watch out for, and from our special HGTV partners Sarah and Bryan Baeumler, who will share how you can protect yourself when online. Virtual event details: Click on the image above or here

If this is your first BrightTALK event, you will need to provide your name, email and password of choice. Please make sure you set your time zone and your email preferences.

Other important ways of staying up to date with Cyber Security is becoming "Cyber Aware". RBC has a number of articles and information with how to keep this top of mind.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, or something sounds too good to be true, please give us a call. We are here and happy to help.

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