As
a company, you want to have a strong presence on the Internet including using
and interacting through social media networks. These tactics are crucial to the
success and growth of your company, not to mention being active online is next
to impossible to avoid in todays digital world. The Internet and mobile
devices make conducting business more convenient for companies and consumers.
But along with this convenience hackers and fraudsters are becoming more
prevalent and are looking for easy ways to access your companys (and
consumers) information. Standard security measures such as a username and
password are no longer enough to protect your information. Everyday consumers
unknowingly provide personal information online in a way that could be accessed
by someone who wants to take advantage of it through social media networks,
online shopping, mobile banking and a variety of other online activities.
Without the proper fraud prevention
systems
in place, someone else may easily access all of this data. Being careless with
online information can lead to financial loss and much more. Remember that with
the use of numerous social networks and increasing numbers of websites that ask
for personal information, the chances and risks of
online fraud are greatly increased.
Take
a moment to think about the amount of information that is shared online. Its
important as a company to seek resources and take the proper steps toward online fraud
prevention. And by doing so you can save a lot of time and money down the road. Online
fraud and identity theft is approached a little differently than traditional
circumstances and needs a little more attention than it used it. Make sure your
company is educated then come up with a fraud prevention strategy and update it
frequently.
There
is only one you and wed like to keep it that way.
[Contributed
by EVS Marketing]
