Five tips for safe online shopping

A few years ago most Vietnamese people did not know what online shopping was like, while it was so familiar in Western countries. Now, the Internet is flooded all over the neighborhood, young people are no stranger to every corner of the virtual world. A part of Vietnamese consumers (mostly civil servants) have become familiar with online selling websites. Winter this year is late but still promises the bustling shopping season on the occasion of the coming year. Quantrimang.com would like to share with those who are busy with online shopping know-how, to help you both ensure safety and save time from having to spend to go through a series of new stores to choose the best products I mean.

According to Richard Rushing, director of security at AirDefense, a company that provides wireless security services at Alpharetta (My), consumers are increasingly conscious of protecting themselves against threats. latent when buying online online. But it's hard to guarantee 100% that you won't encounter any problems right now or in the future. This is often heard of online scams worth millions of dollars. And it's not strange, just recently, in Vietnam, the criminal police have also detained a black-hat hacker who steals the bank account number of a foreigner to take money.

Therefore, it is not excessive to warn you that theft from the Internet is still far away, sometimes it will be my turn. Refer to tips provided by security director Rushing that can help you be safer and more secure when shopping online.

1 / Never open a website following the link in the e-mail. This year people have statistics on the amount of spam dispersed in the largest ever. People should watch out for spam that comes from legitimate archives, like BestBuy, a website that scams a low-cost advertising trick to trick millions. Don't let yourself be attracted to those ads, don't click suspicious links, especially links in e-mail.

2 / Before providing credit card information, make sure the transaction is encrypted.

3 / Where are you buying online? From home or office? Rushing warns that you should not buy goods at local public places or public libraries. Using connections in public places makes it easy for bad guys to steal your username, password, know your home address, credit card number or other personal information. Very dangerous!

4 / Don't pay attention to pop-up ads. Just click the "OK" button, you will be taken to another website containing malicious content or get a message asking for permission to load an ActiveX control and send you all the spam emails they want Future.

5 / Be careful with the website you buy. Have you ever been there? Do not trust websites that are known only through referrals or heard but not verified. Please check any website that requires login of personal information or financial information.

T.Thu