SALT LAKE COUNTY — Former educator Sheri Harris didn’t realize she was part of the Granite School District employees and students whose personal information was compromised after security breachuntil she saw a former colleague’s Facebook post about it last Tuesday.

“As a retiree and former employee, I received no notification,” said Harris, a former education specialist at Wilson Elementary School. “I am very disappointed with Granite. A company of this size does not pay attention to its former employees who have devoted so many years of hard work and loyalty to the company. You know, we’ve just been pushed aside.

Harris, a 10-year employee of the Granite School District, retired last May. She said the security breach forced her to cancel her primary bank account she had for 20 years. It’s an account she uses to pay big bills.

“It takes time, it’s complicated,” she said. “It will probably take weeks to clarify everything that goes through this account. It’s very irritating and anxiety-inducing.

Ricky Ratzlaff, head of IT security service Arctic Wolf, suggests people start thinking about their “cyber hygiene.”

“You’re going to establish safeguards. You will teach people who use your systems not to click on phishing links. Don’t click on things you’re not sure about. Do not attempt to run unauthorized software,” Ratzlaff said.

Ratzlaff suggests using VirusTotal.com and URLScan.IO to scan unknown URLs.

“Be a little more skeptical of the emails you receive, even the text messages you receive. When you search for something in a search engine, don’t just go with the first thing that comes up. Be a little more willing to look at things carefully,” he said. “Even that could save a lot of trouble.”