You can follow some Online Banking
Safety tips to ensure security of your online transactions. As this service helps you to checkout your banking statements, transaction details,
transfer money etc... without going to your bank. This will more helpful while
you're in travelling or even the bank closed. But these sectors are
targeting by hackers and intruders. So you have to make sure your online transaction is secure. Here are some security tips to improve your security.
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Swiping Machine Virus
Swiping machine viruses are spreading in India. As you use
Credit/Debit card to pays bills in shops by using swiping machines, new viruses
are attacking these machines to steal your Credit/Debit cards details.
Malicious program named "Brutpos" are used to steal your private
details. These Viruses are attacks through unprotected network connections.
Swiping machines are popular as they helped to pay your
bills via your Credit cards by just swipe through and enter your passwords
done, bills get payed. The main benefits of these machines are you no need to
carry your purse with you as fears that the purse be lost or stolen. Online
stores offer Cash-On-Delivery, Net Banking to buy from their stores. But still
we loved to buy from our nearby stores or city. So, these machines are very
useful for both retailers and customers.
Reports shows that there were 700 retailer centers infected
by these malicious programs. Indian Computer Emergency Response team (CERT-In)
which is a Government Organization under the Ministry of Communication and
Information technology warns the attacks of these Malicious programs. These
viruses are mainly focuses on attacking swiping machines that work on windows
systems.
"Brutpos" get the named as they attacks on swiping
machines also known as "Point-Of-Sale" Systems. They come under the
family of dangerous viruses like botnet/Trojans which used to steal our private
details. When you are using Credit card on these affected swiping machines they
send your Name, Account No:, C.V.V Code and system information to hackers which
they are later to use hack your account. The details are goes to anonymous
servers that include the IP address of the system that connected to the POS.
Every time we uses the Cards, details are get updated to these servers which
are something more dangerous as they use to steal your money without your
knowledge.
As security experts says that the attacks are mainly
affected on devices like POS that runs on Internet Protocols (IP Traffic) and
said that the swiping machines connected to the phone lines are not get
affected by this malicious program.
Here are some steps for protecting your Credit Card details
Below are some ways that you can follow to protect your
account from viruses like "Brutpos".
- Every time you swipe Credit card, punch in your pin number to swipe machine (As RBI made these mandatory for all users).
- Update the system that connected to the POS and keep updated the POS software.
- Don't use the POS connected system to accessing any unknown websites or restrict the use only for your shops marketing purposes.
- Use Antivirus (Keeps updated) and firewall settings in PCs to protect from intruders.
- If your account blocked/can't assess immediately alert your bank to freeze your credit card or bank account.
- Periodically change your pin number and don't share with others.
- Don't use shared profiles/groups in same computer to log in.
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Security Tips for Gmail
Increase security of Gmail account. As per
the report over 5 million users Gmail accounts
and passwords leaks and posted as a text on a Russian Bit coin forum. Google
claim that these passwords are not hacked via their servers, but the data was
instead collected from phishing websites over several years. As per the report
this leak mainly affects Russian, English, Spanish users. Here are some tips or
actions that can take for secure your Gmail account.
Tips for Setting Password
Here are some of the tips that you can follow to make your password.strong.
- Setting password in a simple way i.e. a combination of ordered letters that limited up to 6-8 characters it's an easy way to hackers to creep into your account or comprising to hacking.
- Make a strong & long password that a mix of Symbols, Numbers, Letters in random ways (E.g.: Ab*89+"ghFQ"#7Bq1Lop)
- Set passwords that can’t be easily guess by others, but easily remember by you.
- Passwords making from your local speaking languages, favorite songs lyrics likewise can be easily remember by you and hard to break it.
- Try a long phrase only known by you and find some alternates for numbers and letters like a → @, 1 → !, S → $, AND → & etc
Changing Your Password
Change your Gmail password by sign in into your account or follow the
below steps.
- Got to https://www.google.com/settings/passwordchange.
- Click change password under “Password & Recovery Options”. Enter your old and new password & click change password
- Also you can set password recovery option by this way.
Tips for Keeping your Password Safe
Here are some tips and actions taken to secure your
password or Gmail account from being stolen.
- Don’t share your password and not write down on anywhere that easily visible to others.
- Don’t reply to unknown emails or not try to click any links in email messages. Use different passwords for different sites.
- Enable 2step verification on your Gmail account.
- Avoid using your Gmail account details to sign in other sites that you may not believe. (For checking the genuinity of such site, Search for their Alexa ranking, Respective site reviews in Google and make sure that whether they use a https (encrypted) connection which can seen on your browser’s url field).
- Don’t download or install cracked software.
- Try to avoid browsing in public places like free Wi-Fi zones, Internet cafes etc...
- After log out delete your cookies, Browsing history or browse in Incognito mode.
- Try to change your password at least in every 3 months.
- Use virtual keyboard to enter password to avoid attack from key loggers. (Antivirus like kaspersky comes with virtual keyboard)
- Before log out from your Gmail account, don’t try to open other sites in the adjacent tab of the same browser you are logged in, otherwise it will auotmatically sign in the site that you have open. .
- Un tick the “Stay signed in” Option in Gmail sign in page before you log in, if you don't need it.
Check Your Gmail Settings
It is necessary to check the email settings if you access emails via your smartphone
For Smartphone Users
If you are not the only user of your phone, disable
auto synchronization or use app lock to lock your Gmail app. Because your mail
can read from your notification area and may use to change your
password or sending mails to others in behalf of you.
Recover your Forget Password
It is advised to follow below steps on the next time when you log-in to your Gmail account. If already then you do the right thing. By doing this you don't need to regret in anyway if you loss your password in future.
- Adding a phone number.
- Adding another email address.
It helps to secure your account and recover your
password. To know how Google use your phone number click here.
Tips to Know if Your Account was Hacked
Here are some of the tips that helps you to know whether your account was hacked or not
- Failed to sign in Gmail with your username or password.
- Friends or others notifying you that they receiving some unwanted messages from your mail.
- Check your recent activity page in your Gmail account and if finding some suspicious IP address then change your password immediately. (Using Net setter (dongle), Mobile phone to sign in, may show different IP addresses. In such cases, check out the sign in locations)
- Notifying that your contacts, Emails are getting deleted without your knowledge. (This may also happen, if you have been not accessing your account for a long time).
- Use your account to reset the passwords for your other accounts (Shopping, Banking etc…).
You can follow these steps to keep your account safe. If you
like, Pls feel free to comment.
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