Online Security, Personal Finance
While banks use a combination of safeguards to protect customer data, which allows them to detect unusual spending patterns and protect accounts, customers also play an important role in safeguarding their personal information.
Here are three helpful tips to ensure the safety of your personal information:
Create c0mplic@t3d passwords. Avoid birthdays, pet names and simple passwords like 12345. It is also important to change passwords at least three times a year. Because friendly theft — theft by someone the victim knows — is the most common type of identity theft or fraud, don’t share your passwords with Continue Reading »
Online Security
We all have important paperwork that needs to be safeguarded: insurance policies, loan papers, marriage documents, medical records, etc. It is important to know where to find these documents when you need them, while keeping them safe during a possible disaster or from thieves and/or hackers.
Here are some common ways to store sensitive financial documents. Each offers pros and cons, so carefully consider your needs before choosing where to store your important documents. Regardless of which storage method you choose, be sure to inform your spouse, attorney, or a trusted family member where they can find your personal Continue Reading »
Online Security
If you use online banking, you’ve probably received numerous notifications, warnings, and advice on how to keep your online account information safe. Security is fundamental for any bank or financial institution, and you can never have too much information to help safeguard your personal and financial data.
Use Trusted Computers Always access your online banking via a trusted computer. You can control and monitor your own computer’s security by keeping your operating system, browsers, and antivirus software up to date, but you can’t be sure if a public computer is free of malware, spyware, or keystroke loggers.
Use Strong Continue Reading »
Online Security
If you’re perusing this blog post, you’re probably part of the millions of Americans who consider social networking a part of modern business as well as home life. Yet a major problem with social networking is giving away too much personal information.
It’s only natural, though. After all, the social networking environment is a brand new world to many, and one in which it’s easy to forget to exercise the same caution you do in everyday real life.
So while it’s great to reconnect with former classmates, share job opportunities, and promote your business via various social networking Continue Reading »
Online Security
The mobile and wireless market is one of the fastest growing in the world, and with the recent uptick of interest in tablets, it only promises to continue booming. Consumers are continuously turning to this market to take advantage of faster, more affordable and convenient ways to go about their daily activities, including online and mobile banking.
Banks have worked hard to ensure the safety of their customers, and most banks offer multiple layers of security on their websites. In fact, most instances of bank fraud are not due to the bank’s technology being compromised, but to consumers unwittingly Continue Reading »
Online Security
While Black Friday has traditionally kicked off the holiday shopping season, the digital age has made online shopping a popular alternative. In 2010, Cyber Monday — the Monday after Black Friday — unofficially launched the online holiday shopping season and generated nearly $1 billion in online sales. This year, that number is expected to increase nearly 20%.
The National Retail Federation reports that more than a third of shoppers will do their holiday purchasing online this year. With so many people scouring the Internet, online shoppers are encouraged to take necessary precautions to protect themselves while scoring the best Continue Reading »
