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This holiday season, only shop through trusted sources.

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Think about how you’re searching online.

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Are you searching from home, on public Wi-Fi?

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How are you finding the deals?

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Are you clicking on links in emails?

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Going to trusted vendors?

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Clicking on ads on webpages?

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You wouldn’t go into a store with boarded up windows and without signage, the same rules apply online.

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If it looks suspicious, something’s probably not right.

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Before providing any personal or financial information, make sure that you are interacting with a reputable, established vendor.

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Some attackers may try to trick you by creating malicious websites that appear to be legitimate.

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So you should verify the legitimacy before supplying any information.

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If you’ve never heard of it before, check twice before handing over your information.

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Don’t connect to un-secure public Wi-Fi, especially to do your banking or shopping.

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Most of us receive emails from retailers about special offers during the holidays.

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Cyber criminals will often send phishing emails—designed to look like they’re from retailers—that have...

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...malicious links or that ask for you to input your personal or financial information.

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Don’t click links or download attachments unless you’re confident of where they came from.

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If you’re unsure if an email is legitimate, type the URL of the retailer or other company into your...

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...web browser as opposed to clicking the link.

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Never provide your password, or personal or financial information in response to an unsolicited email.

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Legitimate businesses will not email you asking for this information.

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Make sure your information is being encrypted.

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Many sites use secure sockets layer (SSL) to encrypt information.

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Indications that your information will be encrypted include a URL that begins with “https:” instead of “http:” and a padlock icon.

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If the padlock is closed, the information is encrypted.