Vermont is a small state where many people know each other — and this neighborliness often breeds a sense of trust. But when it comes to computer and email security, this could be a problem.
Essex town employees were recently scammed when some sent emails asking for personal data about employees; town staff replied without verifying who sent the email, causing a data breach. The town of Wilmington recent had their website infected by a virus.
To learn more about what kinds of email and security scams are occurring in Vermont, VPR spoke with Zack Colgan, a senior engineer at Clearbearing, a managed IT service provider in New England.
