10 tips for keeping your online shopping safe this festive season

‘Tis the season to be jolly careful when it comes to online shopping…

South Africa sits in third place as one of the leading cybercrime hotspots in the world according to the Norton Cybercrime Report 2013. Then a Columinate Survey that examined trends in online banking from 2012 to 2014 found that one in five online bankers have been a victim of fraud and that 62% have been targeted at some point over the past two years. Add to this a pile of statistics from notable security institutions such as Norton, Trustwave and Kaspersky which point to poorly educated and prepared consumers — some of whom still use the password 1234 — and the result is rich pickings for the cybercriminal.

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