With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up fast, here are security and privacy tips for online shopping from experts with KnowBe4 and Cequence Security.
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How to stay safe online on Cyber Monday
Despite limited understanding on what makes a website secure and a lack of trust in the retail industry when it comes to protecting personal data, UK customers will be blinded by deals today and will flock to websites and physical stores to complete several purchases.
According to a UK consumer survey by nCipher Security, in which 1,008 UK residents aged 18+ were polled, 23% of people in the UK don’t know how to tell if a website is secure and 53% will only feel “somewhat safe” if they .....Read More
Keep a close eye on your credit card and bank accounts.
"Bad actors celebrate the holidays too - they go into scam-overdrive mode. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the busiest on-line shopping days for you and them. With that in mind, ten Fraud Alert Tips: and the bad guys are planning to get rich with your money. So, here are the Top 10 Fraud Alert Tips:
1. Never click on links in emails. If you want to shop at a site, enter that site address in your browser. There are thousands of fake sites that look almost identical to the real thing. Don't.....Read More
The use of holiday themed email lures is a common and highly effective social engineering strategy used by many threat actors.
The upcoming period, starting with Black Friday on 29th November and running through to the January sales, presents a window of opportunity for cyber criminals. During this time, there are increased opportunities for threat actors to conduct operations that impact both individuals and corporations. A primary factor contributing to this escalation is the hugely increased volume of payment transactions seen across this period - both online and at physical retailers. This increase in transaction.....Read More
Users need to be vigilant.
The thing to remember is: if the deal looks too good to be true, then it probably is. There will be some amazing deals around, but there will also be some amazing scams. There will be ghost websites which look exactly like ‘the real thing’, but which have been set up and run by cybercriminals. Be vigilant, is it Amazon.co.uk, or Amozon.co.uk? Look out for web addresses which are nearly the same as the one that you know to be right - cybersquatting is always a challenge.
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