CompTIA's Five Tips to share for Cyber Monday

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1 Before providing personal information and
credit card data, make sure that the
website’s URL starts with https:// and
displays a small locked padlock icon.
Lookfor
theLock
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2 Consumers are deluged with emails
about sales and special promotions.
Look into the legitimacy of such
offers before participating.
CheckBefore
YouClick
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3 For any card that has a PIN
associated with it, you may want to
change your PIN if you’ve been
using the same one for a long time.
ProtectPINs
andPasswords
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5 Set up automated
alerts on your bank
and credit cards to
track purchases.
Stay
Alert
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Don’t allow the
convenience of public Wi-Fi
networks to cause you to
let your guard down.
AvoidShopping
onOpenWi-Fi
Networks
NOVEMBER 30
is CYBER MONDAY, the annual holiday
when the post-Thanksgiving savings
of Black Friday move online and
shoppers flock to Web-based outlets
for great deals. But while e-commerce
has come a long way, you should still
take steps to keep personal and
financial information secure.
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