According to her research Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, nearly a third of users continue to be careless when transacting online. This behavior puts their money at risk, but also creates problems for banks and electronic payment systems, as they may be required to compensate their customers for lost money. At base Therefore, everyone involved in an online transaction should take appropriate security measures to minimize potential risks.
Digital criminals aren't just interested in credit or debit card numbers. Login details to online bank accounts and online payment services are also firmly in the crosshairs. Despite this, 31% of respondents admitted that they do not pay much attention to the level better safetyof the pages where you enter personal or financial data. One in five users take no steps to protect the passwords they use to access these sensitive resources. In fact, at a rate of 16%, the respondents stated with certainty that "digital crime aimed at stealing money is a rare phenomenon" and that it is "unlikely for something like this to happen to them".
Το 30% των ερωτηθέντων αποθηκεύει οικονομικά δεδομένα σε συσκευές με πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο. Αυτό δεν θα ήταν τόσο επικίνδυνο, αν οι χρήστες φρόντιζαν πάντα να χρησιμοποιούν ειδικά προγράμματα ασφαλούς αποθήκευσης δεδομένων. Αυτό όμως δεν γίνεται. Για παράδειγμα, μόνο το 58% των Android smartphones έχει εγκατεστημένη μια λύση ασφάλειας. Ακόμη χειρότερα, στο 31% των έξυπνων τηλεφώνων και στο 41% των Android tablets δεν χρησιμοποιούνται ούτε βασικά μέτρα ασφάλειας, όπως ο ορισμός ενός κωδικού access to unlock the device before using it.
Meanwhile, many users are often faced with evidence that digital criminals are constantly looking for financial information. Within the last 12 months, 33% of respondents reported having received suspicious emails claiming to be from a bank asking for passwords or other information. Yet, 14% of users were redirected to webpages asking for login details for electronic payment accounts.
"When users ignore security measures, they may be the victims of fraudsters. At the same time, banks often end up paying for this negligence. By seeing that there are many users who are neglecting their security, banks and electronic payment system operators themselves have to take measures to protect against financial risks but also preserve their reputation by using specialized security solutions that can prevent the digital crime, "said Ross Hogan, Global Head of Fraud Prevention Division of Kaspersky Lab.
The platform Kaspersky Fraud Prevention provides specialized solutions that enable banks, payment processing systems and e-commerce companies to prevent them scams στα online και mobile κανάλια τους. Οι λύσεις αυτές προστατεύουν ενεργά και τους τελικούς χρήστες και τις επιχειρήσεις, δημιουργώντας μια ασφαλή εμπειρία για τους χρήστες των online υπηρεσιών. Επιπλέον, η πλατφόρμα Kaspersky Fraud Prevention αποτρέπει προσπάθειες παραβίασης λογαριασμών και phishing, ενώ ταυτόχρονα διακόπτει και εξουδετερώνει τις «μολύνσεις» που έχουν προκληθεί από κακόβουλο software.
Finally, Kaspersky Lab advises users to deploy security solutions that simultaneously cover multiple devices, even with different platforms, such as Kaspersky Internet Security - Multi-Device and Kaspersky Total Security - Multi-Device. These solutions, in addition to providing general protection against digital threats, also feature Safe Money technology, a special tool for protecting online transactions (suitable for Windows and OS X). Kaspersky Total Security - Multi-Device also includes a special one application to securely store passwords and sync the connectivity between different devices.
