Tips for safe shopping

Black Friday and Cyber ​​​​​​Monday are approaching, an opportunity that consumers take advantage of for gifts at the end of the year, but in the frenzy of offers, the situation opens up for you to become a victim of fraud.

To take advantage of these days of huge discounts, many choose to shop online, it is estimated that there are around 300 thousand digital shoppers in Latin America alone and this is expected to increase by 20% by 2025, and to avoid being victims of cyber criminals you have to take some precautions.

Norberto Muñozsenior manager at Linksys (the home networking solutions specialists) for Latin Americahe commented that it is important to consumers be careful and follow good safety practices security online to protect your data and finances.

“Cybersecurity is a joint effort and, s precautionary measures conveniently, consumers can enjoy discounts do not worry“, repeated the experts for home networking solutions.

In this sense, experts have shared some recommendations for enjoyment offers in a safe way.

– Hold on AXISbrowsers and software of your secured devices.

– Use the network Wi-Fi password protected and avoid connecting to public networks as they are not secure when purchasing online.’

According to a study by consulting firm America’s Market Intelligence (AMI), the percentage of losses due to electronic payment fraud is estimated to be 4.6% of the total revenue of businesses in the region, which is the highest figure in the world and almost twice the figure in the United States and Canada. which is 2.4%.

– Check the legitimacy of the website before you create your own buyslook for the security lock in the address bar and make sure the URL starts with “https”.

– Enable two-factor authentication (2FA), this option security Many stores offer this additional feature, activate it to protect your accounts from unauthorized access.

– If a deal seems too good to be true, it might be fraud. Be careful with suspicious offers cheap.

– Check yours regularly Bank statements look for suspicious activity and immediately report it to your financial entity.