Now-a-days most of the people are purchasing products such as cameras, accessories, clothes etc. through
online. The security risks associated with it are
also increasing day by day. To avoid such problems and keep your data safe and secure,
you must follow few tips while carry out your online shopping.
- Never use the website whose web address starts with “http” instead of “https”for carrying out online shopping
- Check for the padlock symbol at the bottom of the webpage. Since it indicates the website security
- Use complex passwords for your online accounts. Never use date of birth, pet names as passwords. Because they can be easily guessed by anyone
- Check your online statements regularly and if you find any fraudulent charges posted to your account then immediately contact your bank people
- Don’t use public internet cafes for carrying out online transactions
- Don’t ever share your personal information or credit card information such as credit card number, password etc through email
- Update your web browser and operating system regularly
- Don’t respond to the pop-up messages it may redirect you to some fake website. You can totally block such pop-up message by change your browser setting
- Always it is suggested to use credit card than debit card to shop online
- Update your anti-virus software and firewall program before carrying out online shopping
- Scan your system for malicious malware before carry out online shopping in your system
- Check whether the website is genuine or not by doing some research about the site before making any purchase
- Check the privacy policy and read all the terms and condition of the website
- Don’t open the links in the emails that are sent from any websites. You directly visit that website instead of clicking on the links in email. Since few people may embed some malware in those link and when your click on it the malware may get directly installed in your system. The malware installed may show its effect when you carry out online shopping
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