A few days separate us from the most important annual event in the field of shopping globally and locally, the day of discounts Friday, called (Black Friday), where this year will be next Friday 29 November. This is followed by the Cyber Monday event, which comes on the Monday following Thanksgiving, with lots of discounts as well.
Cyber attacks and data breaches pose a major threat to Internet users in the recent period, and there is no greater opportunity than the Black Friday for hackers to access the data and credit card numbers due to the huge demand on e-commerce sites, so if you decide to take advantage of the Black Friday offers must be Caution to avoid fraud or hacking.
4 ways to detect scams and keep your data safe while buying on Black Friday:
Back to basics of insurance:
There are some basics to keep in mind while shopping on Black Friday, including: Make sure you shop from secure websites and spend time looking for privacy and security policies for the site from which you will buy.
To add an extra layer of protection, go to your browser and deactivate the autofill details feature.
If you buy directly from a social media store that appears to be new or sell a range of products at very low prices, first check if they have any information about return and delivery policies, review user ratings for products, do not make purchases or financial transactions if you use a public Wi-Fi network.
Be careful not to click on links to your untrusted emails, or deal links that seem tempting and sometimes free.
Check deals and offers:
Black Friday's Hackers rely on the fact that time is the key factor in shopping today to get the best deals, so they exploit the haste of users by including a lot of deals and fraudulent offers that may lead to hacking your data and bank accounts.
Be wary of special offers that are very cheap compared to other discounts, and if you find an attractive offer on unofficial sites, before buying you should search for the brand that offers the offer, the website you are buying from, as well as look for other customer ratings that alert potential buyers To untrusted sites or products.
Secure your devices well:
Antivirus software can help you ensure that your devices are protected from malware and phishing attacks on Black Friday. Bitdefender, Kaspersky Total Security, and more.
The worst thing you can do on Black Friday is shopping while you are connected to a public Wi-Fi network because you are exposed to a certain breakthrough, so if you try to seize the opportunity to buy on Black Friday while you are outside the home and connected to a public Wi-Fi network, make sure to secure yourself through the use of a virtual private network (VPN) that will encrypt the data you send and receive from sites, so if someone tries to hack you, they will only have a set of encrypted data.
- Check the security of the site you're shopping from:
This point to keep in mind when using a website at any time is to check its security before registering or entering credit card data; this can be done by ensuring that the website starts with HTTPS and not HTTP.
Always make sure that the link to your payment page starts with “https” and a lock code locked, as this indicates that your browsing session is secure and that the site uses SSL - Secure Socket Layer, which protects online transactions by keeping Confidentiality of data as it travels between the browser and the server through encryption, in other words your data will not be visible to hackers.
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