{"id":2035,"date":"2021-02-08T10:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T05:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2021-04-29T14:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T08:51:11","slug":"financially-secure-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips To Stay Financially Secure Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Financial security online may seem like old news, but it is a landscape that is forever changing with new threats constantly emerging. We must be aware of which behaviors are safe and which should be avoided or risks mitigated. Identity theft and online fraud are rife these days, once your data is compromised, it is difficult to reverse the damage. Here are our five tips to stay financially secure online as we all are at home more, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/how-software-robots-can-help-you-take-control-of-the-new-normal\/\"><strong>we spend more time online<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-655dde569f2db\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-655dde569f2db\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Keep_Passwords_Safe\" title=\"Keep Passwords Safe\">Keep Passwords Safe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Update_Software_Regularly\" title=\"Update Software Regularly\">Update Software Regularly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Be_Aware_Of_Scams\" title=\"Be Aware Of Scams\">Be Aware Of Scams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Use_Secure_Money_Transfers\" title=\"Use Secure Money Transfers\">Use Secure Money Transfers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Only_Use_Trusted_Sites\" title=\"Only Use Trusted Sites\">Only Use Trusted Sites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendstechblog.com\/financially-secure-online\/#Look_For_Good_Investments\" title=\"Look For Good Investments\">Look For Good Investments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_Passwords_Safe\"><\/span>Keep Passwords Safe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Good password management is an essential tool in keeping your data safe online. Various things can keep our passwords from falling into the incorrect hands. Never use an equivalent password for each account and website. Avoid using personal data, such as address or date of birth as your password. This also goes for loved one&#8217;s names. If you can, use a mixture of character types, letters, numbers, and symbols should be as random as possible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_Software_Regularly\"><\/span>Update Software Regularly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adremsoft.com\/blog\/view\/blog\/17317071759651\/the-risks-of-not-updating-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Software updates<\/span><\/strong><\/a> come up regularly on your phone and computer. Everything will have regular updates, ranging from the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/turbotax.intuit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">free tax software<\/a><\/strong><\/span> you use, to the antivirus programs installed on your system. As inconvenient as they seem, they often contain essential patches and updates to guard against new viruses that hackers may use to access your data. For phones especially, make sure your current version of Android is still supported otherwise, you will be left exposed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Aware_Of_Scams\"><\/span>Be Aware Of Scams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We all hear of scams where unscrupulous people use tricks to get access to your money or information. Never click unsolicited links in emails or messages, albeit they seem to return from your bank. Use the contact details on your bank card or statement to ask if they wanted to discuss something. Bank staff will never ask for PINs or passwords over the phone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Secure_Money_Transfers\"><\/span>Use Secure Money Transfers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When sending money, we should be extra careful to use the most secure methods. I prefer <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/paxful.com\/buy-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">buying BTC<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and sending funds that way. Bitcoin is ultra-secure, as it&#8217;s a cryptocurrency, which means it is virtually un-hackable. The advantage of using these types of currency for sending money isn&#8217;t just the security, it is also an inexpensive way to send money overseas.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Only_Use_Trusted_Sites\"><\/span>Only Use Trusted Sites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I also try to only use trusted sites, especially for financial or sensitive purposes. If you are required to sign up for an account on a site, think carefully, if the information they ask for is relevant to what the site is about? New or unknown sites that take payments are to be suspicious of. Take buying bitcoin, I just gave an example of buying this cryptocurrency from a trusted exchange site. The problem with cryptocurrency is that many people are looking to jump on the bandwagon. You could end up losing a lot of money by dealing with a website that seems too good to be true.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Look_For_Good_Investments\"><\/span>Look For Good Investments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not all ways of losing money online are due to fraud or hacking. We need to be wary of bad opportunities. There are plenty of investment opportunities that provide the impossible. This article has been contributed on behalf of Paxful. 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