In today’s world, internet is a necessary part of our lives, everyone is using internet for browsing, exchanging emails, playing games, music and multimedia stuff, banking and financial transactions, as there is a rapid increase in their dependency on the web, users should also be worried about the safety of their personal information and data residing on their personal computers.

There are numerous cases relevant to identity theft, financial information and credit cards theft, one should also be worried about its personal data on his PC. Following are some tips which are useful to avoid any data or financial information theft:

• You should not enter any financial information and should not use your credit cards on a site which might look suspicious to you in any way.
• Always enter your financial and credit card information which is using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) connection, there must be ‘https’ in the start of its URL.
• Always, use a good anti-virus with auto-update and run-time scan enabled.
• It’s recommended to use a good internet security software as well when browsing the internet for personal or financial purpose.
• If possible, use a reliable and well-reputed online payment service for payments and other financial transactions.
• Always use official website of any bank or financial institution for entering your credentials, do not enter your login information through any email you received in your mailbox, as this is the most common method which is normally used for phishing purpose.

Please also read our another article ‘Tips to Secure your PC against threats’ URL: http://www.techbabu.com/2009/08/tips-to-secure-your-pc-against-threats/