Q: With so much talk about Net defense problems and credit card hoax, how do I protect myself while shopping online?

A: One of the biggest risks in shopping online is clicking on a link to what appears to be a valid site but is, in fact, a forgery run by criminals interested in your credit card number and other personal data. An estimated $3.2 billion was lost to such “phishing” sites in the United States last year, according

to a survey by Gartner Inc.

Watching out for deceitful sites isn’t hard, and is the crucial first step in a secure online shopping experience. The key in most cases is to type in the Web site’s address independently, and not to follow urls sent in e-mails, as those can often be malicious spam sent by the creators of the bogus sites.

Most Web browsers will wide-awake you when you’re navigating to […]

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