Tips to Stay Safe Online

Posted by Raza Rahil Hussain in Security | 0 comments

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Undoubtedly, Use of Internet increases rapidly and the risk of Internet fraud will also increases with same tempo. Today While Surfing the Internet the Biggest region of worry is Internet Security. People had been fraud last couple of years. People don’t know how to stay safe online. We’re here to secure yourself while you’re online.

1. Never Share any personal of financial information on a non-secure website.
2. Avoid any external links when it comes to shopping online. Always key in your own URL. Do not follow any advertisement or Search Engine. When it comes to transacting online.
3. Always ensure your transaction occur with an Encrypted connection.
4. Look out for a Golden Lock on the bottom of the screen and https:// in the address bar.
5. Block all spam emails you receive.
6. Regularly login to your online banking accounts to check for any suspicious activity.
7. Avoid Online transaction on public computers. As public computer is not secure and may be some keylogger is waiting for you.
8. Never store usernames and passwords in Web Browser.
9. When online users equipped with current versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and other browsers visit a site protected by EV SSL Certificates, the top address bar turns green and displays the name of the company operating the web site. This green bar offers immediate reassurance that they’ve reached a site whose authenticity has been verified by a certificate authority such as VeriSign.
10. Do not sync your financial passwords with your regular email passwords. And Always create Strong Passwords.
11. Always logout from transactional web sites to be sure your safety will not be compromised after you have left the system.
12. Clear Browsing history and cookies after your session.

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