Keep an eye out for for a padlock in your browser or get to understand what security measures you institutions use and how they present themselves in the browser.
There is no subsitute for being forearmed when it comes to online security.
I've seen the padlock in the browser before ............what does it mean?
Hi Soozy,
It's there to show data is being sent over encrypted channels, you will probably have heard of SSL. Banks use it when you access your account so that when you send passwords and other information to and from your account it is securely transmitted. Although I would not go as far as to say it is 100% secure, who would. But it is clearly good enough at present.
Below is a link to show some examples of what you may see in your browsers. Banks will be more than happy to direct you to their security webpages so that you can see how they protect you and your accounts.
http://www.copyrightservice.co...eng/browser_security
Thank you. I do believe that I'm as careful as can possibly be but .......you never know do you?