Many Canadians have traded shopping malls for online checkouts when purchasing gifts for friends and family during the holidays, but the practice is not without risks.
STICK WITH SECURE, TRUSTED SITESCybersecurity firm ESET says people should go straight to store websites, rather than follow email links or texts about deals. The firm advises that people read customer reviews and be wary if a website only has positive reviews, as this could be a clue that they are fake.
, says cyber safety company Norton. This can be verified by looking for the lock symbol or an “S” added to the “http://” at the beginning of a URL. This is particularly on webpages where payment information would be entered.If possible, ESET says people should use secure payment options like PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay because these options aren’t linked to personal information.
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