When: Thursdays, June 6 through August 29, 2013, Noon to 1:30pm (*all concerts with a special guest (w/s/g) will begin at 11:30am.)

Where: Liberty Plaza (corner of Division and Liberty streets) in downtown Ann Arbor

Admission: Free

More information: www.soniclunch.com

This article from NetworkWorld.com highlights 9 classic but clever ways we should all be alert to.  We urge you to remind friends, family members and coworkers to not fall for these scams.

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Phishing Attacks On Telecommunication Customers Resulting In Account Takeovers

The Internet Crime Complaint Center has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting various telecommunication companies' customers. Individuals receive automated telephone calls that claim to be from the victim's telecommunication carrier. Victims are directed to a phishing site to receive a credit, discount, or prize ranging from $300 to $500.

The phishing site is a replica of one of the telecommunication carrier's sites and requests the victims' log-in credentials and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. Once victims enter their information, they are redirected to the telecommunication carrier’s actual website. The subject then makes changes to the customer's account.

The IC3 urges the public to be cautious of unsolicited telephone calls, e-mails and text messages, especially those promising some type of compensation for supplying account information. If you receive such an offer, verify it with the business associated with your account before supplying any information. Use the information supplied on your account statement to contact the business.

Our Ellsworth branch is currently without power and will be closed until things are back up and running. Stay tuned for updates. Please visit one of our nearby locations in the meantime.

Our office at 2204 W. Stadium Blvd is temporarily closed while the power is out.  All of our other locations are open and ready for you.  We will remove this message when the power is restored.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

UPDATE: As of 5:15p the power had not been restored so the office and ATM remain closed. However, we expect to reopen at 9a Tuesday as usual.

Bank of Ann Arbor recently moved our ATM that was located on the North University side of the former Michigan Book and Supply store in downtown Ann Arbor.  The ATM is now located at 520 E. Liberty, near the corner of Liberty and Maynard.  It is still accessible 24/7.  It's one of 10 ATM locations around the area.

Washtenaw County Public Health Department recognized Bank of Ann Arbor as a 2013 Healthy Workplace during National Public Health Week, April 1-7.  Bank of Ann Arbor has a strong employee culture of wellness and health supported by our wellness program managed by M-Healthy.

A2 Journal featured the award winners in this story, Businesses win healthy workplace recognition.

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The Bank of Ann Arbor team is congratulating the University of Michigan's Men's Basketball team on their trip to the NCAA Final Four this weekend by turning our green billboards maize.  New headlines in support of the team and their hard work appeared around Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, M14 and Dexter's Baker Road on Wednesday, April 3.   The boards have already caught the attention of AnnArbor.com who included a mention in an article about the excitement around town from local businesses.

#GoBlue!

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Bank of Ann Arbor is pleased to announce the hiring of two seasoned bankers, Deborah Jones and Robert Rose.

Deborah Jones, Vice President and Business Development Officer, who will be working with clients who hold 403(b) retirement investments through TIAA-CREF and Fidelity.

Rob Rose, Vice President and Senior Loan Officer, helps commercial clients out of our Plymouth office.

Please join us in welcoming them to the Bank of Ann Arbor team.

Your C-Level execs are your biggest social engineering threat. Why? 

1) They Expect You to Have Their Back 

These are the people that approve the security budget and they know how much the organization spends on IT security. So when they open an infected attachment that hoses their machine, they ask: "Why didn't you prevent this?" instead of asking themselves what they themselves did wrong. 

2) They Live On The Bleeding Edge 

C-level execs are the heavy hitters, with the busiest schedules and often a daunting workload. No wonder that they are the first ones that insist on new technology that will save them time or make their lives a bit more easy. So these are the people that you see with iPads on the company network, and they expect since this is new technology, it's of course more secure than the 'old stuff'. Unfortunately we know better, as new stuff is buggy and barely out of beta. New stuff can usually be hacked easier and faster. 

3) They Think Security Policy Is Not For Them 

Your C-level people are the best targets for attackers as they usually have the most access to corporate jewels. Since their jobs actually are very demanding, they naturally expect that 'restricting' security rules do not apply to them. They expect to be able to visit the websites that are otherwise blocked by rules in the proxy server, and so on, and on. Problem is of course that their security awareness is no higher than the other employees but C-level folks should be the very best security trained! 

4) Their Family Has A Target On Their Back Too 

Social engineers are 'business people'. Their time is money too, so they go after the low hanging fruit. In many cases that means using social media to infect the PC of the spouse of your C-level at their home, 'own' that low-security peer-to-peer network, which the Exec uses to log on with their company laptop and bingo! Your C-level exec's family needs some security awareness training too.