According to a recent survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab, approximately
one third of online users do not feel safe when conducting financial
transactions online. Online merchants have noted feeling insecure when running financial
transactions online with their computers, laptops and tablets.
This same survey also revealed that an additional 28% of
people using a smart phone do not feel comfortable engaging in financial transactions
using mobile banking applications. In fact, when the Kaspersky Survey was broken down
even more, they found that only 22% of tablet users and 27% of smartphone users
are unconcerned about entering financial information from their gadgets. This
means that on average, over 75% of consumers and bank account holders are
worried about their personal information being accessed online.
Because of this survey’s results, financial institutions and
bank representatives are shifting more and more toward online methods of
delivering safe and secure services to their consumers in hopes of easing some
of their concerns.
Most online users are unaware of how dangerous it can be to process
transactions online. Here are some key tips to help you be secure online in
every aspect.
Run
Security Scans on your own computer. By making sure
that your computer or tablet is secure and works with PCI Scans like those
offered by Trust Guard, then you will be able to know that your private
information is going to be blocked by hackers trying to breach IP Addresses.
Trust Your Bank. If you can’t trust that
your bank’s website is secure, you may want to switch banks. The online world
is huge, and you should be able to feel secure enough to log in to your online
banking and take care of everything. One of the best ways to know if you bank’s
website is secure is to see if the URL is marked with a lock next to the web
address. This Lock Icon is to inform you that the website has been verified and
all information posted on it is secure and private through an SSL certificate. This is one
thing I always look for; not just for my online banking, but also for all
secure checkout pages I visit when purchasing anything online. If I am shopping
online and don’t see this security lock near the URL when checkingout, I leave
the page and do my online business elsewhere.
Example of a
Secure Banking URL:
As an online banking user, you deserve to feel safe and
secure while online. It is your responsibility though to make sure that you are
doing everything you can on your end to be secure. Secure your computer with
security scans and only visit websites that display secure trust seals and SSL locked domains.
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