Internet is very powerfull resource and you can search anything on Google in just part of second but some people take benefit of this resource and do crime like stole personal information and frauds online. So Macfee take step ahead and launch a security Guide To Online Banking Safety for Carefree, Confident, and Conservative Consumers.
Macfee recently started a poll and in this poll revealed that 54% of U.S. consumers said the theft of their personal or financial information worried them more than losing their job or not having healthcare for their family members.
Their worry is not unfounded. As President Obama recently acknowledged, while the Internet has transformed how we communicate and do business, “it has also led to new challenges, like online fraud and identity theft, that harm consumers and cost billions of dollars each year.”
McAfee has found that most online banking users fall into three categories that reflect both their comfort with technology and their security habits. Here are the three groups:
- “Competent But A Little Careless”: Ages 18-24: This group is the most comfortable with technology but they tend to be overconfident, sometimes forgetting to put basic security practices into place.
- “Confident But Casual”: Ages 25-45: This group uses the Internet for both work and personal reasons and are the most frequent online banking users. However, they are sometimes casual about security.
- "Conservative And Cautious”: Over 45 years old: This group is not as familiar as younger generations with technology, and a smaller portion use online banking. They tend to be more cautious when going online, and are in fact better protected than the other groups because research shows a higher percentage has security software. However, some older Americans are vulnerable to offline scams such as automated voice messages that request financial account numbers.
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