Ssn 1 Ep 23

Shopping Online

 Avoiding the common security pitfalls of online shopping, and desktop vs. mobile security issues.

 

SHOW NOTES

:52: What are the potential pitfalls in placing orders on your smart phone?

 

2:41: If you are already signed onto Amazon on your smart phone and someone gets ahold of your phone, can they gain access to your payment information on your Amazon account?

 

3:59: Amazon is fairly safe to use, what about an online company you’ve never purchased from before—protocols for entering payment information and purchasing safely on your smart phone.

 

5:20: Is your desktop a more secure environment to purchase from than your smart phone?

 

6:43: Using paypal or venmo with your smart phone.

 

7:40: Case incident of how easily you can pick up a virus or malware on your phone.

 

9:37: Case incident of an ad company that the Weather Underground app was using, that was pushing unwanted downloads to Weather Underground’s users.

 

12:40: Basic recommendation for safe online shopping.

 

13:35: Discussion of PayPal usage on your phone.

 

13:50: Alerts from PayPal and Amazon if someone is trying to log in from unusual geographic locations.

 

15:18: Brief review on current protocols for safe passwords and multi-factor authentication.

 

Your hosts: Rex Nance and Penny O'Halloran of East Atlantic Security, LLC @ https://EastAtlanticSecurity.com/

 

Voiceover Artist: Paul Kadach at www.voices.com

 

You’ll find the downloadable version of these show notes at: https://EastAtlanticSecurity.com/ then navigate to the Cyber Savvy Café page