From Black Friday to Prime Day and Christmas shopping, there have been all kinds of mass sales events. Every year it seems like a new record of money spent is being broken around these events.

But just because these events have all kinds of insane sales events it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be wary of our security. Here are some tips to stay on top of these events and keep yourself safe while shopping online then and for the future.

First, I’d recommend getting an ad and tracker blockers. Ads these days are the gateway for hackers to download malware to your computer. You can avoid all of these by getting an ad blocker. Some recommendations are UBlock Origin, Privacy Badger and Ghostery.

Second, always shop on a private browser window. This means more than just ensuring you’re using private Wifi. For a lot of browsers when you are shopping, you are given a button or menu item that’ll let you open a new window. What’s convenient about this window is that it doesn’t store cookies or any other identifying information.

Third, ask yourself the question “do you really need an internet-connected device? These days all kinds of gadgets connect to the internet but it’s worth asking whether that’s needed or not. Properly functioning is one thing, but if the benefit the device brings is marginal at best when it’s connected to the internet, it might be better to find an alternative that doesn’t demand it be connected to the internet.

Fourth, keep an eye on phishing schemes. During these times you’ll find all kinds of emails talking about sales events, package tracking emails and coupon codes. Make a point of paying special attention to those emails.

And finally, make sure that with every store you go to you have a different password. Passwords are obviously important but if you use the same password all the time it defeats the purpose of having one too.