It is almost time for the biggest shopping days in the calendar with Black Friday on the 24th and Cyber Monday on the 27th
However in the rush to get the deals the retailers dangle in front of us, I’m sure many of us are guilty of not considering the cyber security implications of what we’re buying when we’re online.
This Techspective article gives some good tips for keeping safe when buying online (full advice in the article):
- Limit Personal Identifiable Information
- Increase Default Security Settings
- Use Strong Passwords
- Look Out for HTTPS
- If Possible, Use and Have Multiple Digital Identities
- Limit What You Do Over Public Wi-Fi and Use the Following Best Practices
- Before “Clicking” Stop, Think and Check if it is Expected, Valid and Trusted
- Use Credit Card or Secure Payments Versus Debit Card
What other tips do you have for keeping safe when shopping online? Let me know if the comments below