DID YOU KNOW THAT...

•JavelinStrategyandResearchprojectsa78%increaseintheU.S.shoppervolumeby2014.

•43%ofownersofWeb-enabledsmartphonesusethesetohelpthemshop(e.g.,checkprices,readproductreviews,andlookforpromos).

•Asia/PacificonlineshopownersearnedUS$156.9billionin2010.

•89.3%ofU.K.usersshoppedonlineasofOctober2010.Franceuserscameinsecondplacewithan84.3%reach,followedbyGermanusersat81.7%.

WHY SHOP ONLINE?

TheInternet,regardlessofdevice(e.g.,computer,smartphone,ortablet),allowsanyone,anywheretobuy,pay,andsimplywaitforgoodsboughtonlinetobedeliveredstraighttotheirdoorsteps.Itusedtotakeweeksorevenmonthstobuyhard-to-findgoodsoverseasinthepast.Now,buyinganythingcanbedoneinmeredays.Thatisthemiracleofonlineshopping.

Convenience,ease,andbetterdealsarejustthreereasonswhymoreandmoreusersshoponline.

WHY TARGET ONLINE SHOPPERS?

Onlineshoppingisfastbecomingthepreferredpurchasingmethodcomparedtophysicallybuyingstufffromstores.Withalotofmoneychanginghandsinthisspace,cybercriminalstooknotice.

Onlineshoppershavebecomepreferredcybercriminaltargets.Caseinpoint,arecentmasscompromiseaffected8.3millionsitesthatusetheopensourcee-commercesolution—osCommerce.

WHAT ARE CYBERCIMINALS AFTER?

•Creditcardcredentials

•Onlinebankingpersonalidentificationnumbers(PINs)

•Otherpersonaldatarelatedtoonlineshopping

Tothwartcybercriminals’maliciousefforts,keepthefollowingsafetyprecautionsinmind.

IF THE OFFER’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT MOST PROBABLY IS.

Whenlookingforthebestdealsonline,watchoutforunbelievableoffers.Dealsthataretoogoodtobetruemayjustbethat.

Notallonlinepromosarefraudulentthough.Popularonlineshoppingsitesdogivediscountsorfreebiesforbig-ticketandoverstockedproducts.It’sjustamatterofchoosingtherightsitestobuyfrom.Searchforreviewsandpublicopinionstovalidateyourfinds.

(BOOK)MARK THE SPOT.

Ifyouwanttokeepbuyingstufffromasite,it’sagoodideatobookmarkit.Temptingasitistosimplyrelyonsearchenginestofindtherightshop,don’t.Cybercriminalsoftencountonmisspelledlinkstoleadvictimstospoofedsites.

Cybercriminalsalsoemployblackhatsearchengineoptimization(SEO)techniquestopoisonsearchresults.Theymodifythecontentofmalicioussitessothesewouldappearastopresults.Clickinglinkstotheseputsyouatthemercyofphishersandindangerofsysteminfections.

KEEP CYBERCRIMINALS’ HANDS OFF YOUR COFFERS.

It’scheckouttime!Thisiswhereyoushouldreallybecarefulasitinvolvesyourhard-earnedmoney.Onewrongmovecanmeanyourloss.

Neveroptforapaymentmethodthatdoesnotofferanykindofbuyerprotection.Wiretransfersandmoneyordersarethereforeoffthetable.Oncesent,youhavenowayofgettingyourmoneyback.There’snowaytostopashadyvendorfromsimplytakingyourmoneyandnotsendingyouthegoodsyoupaidfor.Thisisexactlywhythesemethodsarepreferredbyscammers.

Payingviacreditcardoffersyoubetterprotectionviaconsumerrightslaws.Someservicesalsoconvertcashintocreditsthatcanbuygoodsonline.Justmakesurethesehavegooddisputesystemsincaseyouneedassistance.

DON’T SHOP IN A HOT SPOT.

Justasyouwon’tbuygroceriesfromastoreinabadneighborhood,youshouldalsoavoidshoppingonlineinplaceswithunsecurenetworksorviapublichotspots.

Notonlycanbadguyshijackyourshoppingsessionwhileyou’reconnectedtoanunsafenetwork,theycanalsodropmaliciousfilesontoyoursystem.Thesystemyou’reusinginanInternetcafémayalreadybemalwareinfectedtobeginwith,too.

Limityouronlineshoppingwhenathome.Thisassuresuninterruptedandsafesessions,assumingyoukeepyoursystempatchesuptodateandyournetworksecure,ofcourse.

TAKE A STEP CLOSER TO A SECURE ONLINE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.

Thoughyoumayalreadyknoweverythingthat’sjustbeensaid,youmayslipsometimes.Ithappenstothebestofus.

Cybercriminalsareafteronethingalone—yourmoney.They’rejustwaitingforyoutoslipandgivethemaccesstoyourcash.

Toensureanytime,anywhereonlinesafety,regardlessofdevice,useasecuritysolutionthatprotectsyoufromanyandallthreats.

Keepingsafeonlineshoppingpracticesinmindcertainlygoesalongway.Usingareliablesecuritysolution,however,letsyouresteasywhenmakingpurchases.

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