Tips for making cyber-secure purchases
Por: Isabely Mendo Hernández
ONLINE SHOPPING
We know that online shopping is increasingly attractive to everyone and not only because you can find great deals, but you can also save time and let's face it, it is much better to buy online than to stand for long hours in a commercial store, plus you can Get out of a jam at any time with just one click.
Although everything seems so easy and safe, the truth is that it is not, since many will try to take advantage of misinformation on these topics, putting even your digital information at risk.
CYBER INSURANCE TIPS
WHAT YOU SHOULD NOTE WHEN YOU ENTER AN ONLINE STORE
It may be that you have already found your trusted online store, although perhaps a product is cheaper in another where you have never purchased.
Take a look here, since this is a strategy that most deceptive stores use to attract customers, so pay attention to the following tips that we will give you so that you are safer when making online purchases.
HTTPS
This is essential when searching for an online store, especially if it has the “S” at the end since this verifies that the page is secure and any information we enter will travel in encrypted form.
Offers
This is something that many scam sites use, as they know that potential customers are attracted to such discounts.
A quick way to know if the page is trustworthy would be to see if the article has an official web address of the brand.
COOKIE POLICIES
Something that many of us overlook that usually do not interest us or are simply too lazy to read.
Although on any safe and legal site this policy is at a glance or even appears when entering the page.
SHIPPING AND RETURN POLICIES
Although they can even be found on pages of dubious origin, in many cases it is written in an incoherent manner or with many spelling errors. They could even just copy the policies from another page that, if in order, or in more obvious cases, these simply are not exist on that page.
PAYMENT METHODS
A legitimate online store will always accept different means of payment, such as credit/debit cards, PayPal and above all, you must always have refund methods.
- Tip: Always try to pay with other methods and not with your debit card since it is linked to your bank account and your financial information could be stolen.
RATINGS AND COMMENTS
In every online store you can find a section where users and buyers leave their point of view, either based on a rating that is usually stars and/or comments where they can freely express their opinion about a product or even a product. the store itself.
But you can't trust this either, because, just as it is easy to leave your comment or rating, false information can also be posted.
- Tip: Try to see the usernames or even the email of these comments, so you can see which ones could be true and which ones could not.
Now what scares you is buying online and you still don't dare to try it, don't forget that below I will give you other advice, but to help you as well as your devices when entering online stores and buying with all the possible security.
STORE APPS
A better way to ensure that you are buying from a trusted source is to download store apps either from the app store or Google Play since these applications are already verified, confirming that they are safe for both your devices and your purchases.
PHISHING
This is one of the most used strategies to attract victims since They send some attractive message from some “store” with some discount or promotion to your email with some “link” which when you enter it only steals your personal information.
So if it doesn't seem familiar to you, just ignore it or enter the “store” using a search engine.
RELIABLE NETWORKS
This is something that many know since they usually use the internet from their own homes or even jobs, although if just in case you were somewhere with open WiFi, avoid it since they do not have a secure connection allowing attackers to steal your credentials.
bibliographic references
- Romero, S. (2018, 2 julio). Compras ciberseguras, la mejor moda de verano. BBVA NOTICIAS. Recuperado 30 de septiembre de 2022, de https://www.bbva.com/es/compras-ciberseguras-mejor-moda-verano/
- Editor| ESET. (2015, 3 agosto). Recuperado 30 de septiembre de 2022, de https://www.welivesecurity.com/la-es/2015/08/03/11-consejos-compras-online-seguras/
