Cybersecurity tips to protect your bank accounts

On many occasions, our bank accounts' official applications and websites offer predefined security measures: alphanumeric passwords, permissions for only one active session, tokens, and more.

However, there are many cases in which confidential information is compromised by scammers who find a loophole in the security of our devices. To avoid further cybersecurity havoc, we have compiled three tips to help you avoid digital attacks on your banking information.



Tip 1: Browse safely and take care of your bank accounts

On the Internet, we find it all: unique offers, academic information, professional advice, tutorials, support tools, and even entertainment options. However, we cannot ignore criminal practices. Clicking on an ad or opening a link could cost us a lot. Therefore, it is necessary to know the security nomenclature of our internet search engines.

Whenever you visit a site where you will handle information about your bank accounts, personal data or any other personal information, we suggest you check the web address; if it is secure, it should begin with the letters HTTPS. These four letters are the vocabulary of the secure hypertext transfer protocol; this is a virtue of certain pages as they provide security between the server and the visiting client, thus avoiding intrusion from outsiders.

When you browse sites that do not comply with these four letters, scammers can enter the online connection and steal your data; it is even possible that the website is fictitious.

However, there are also HTTPS sites that are apocryphal, so it is essential to consider reviewing the site's URL, from checking that it is written correctly to confirming that the domain is correct. An example of a fictitious site would be https[:]//amazoncom[.]mx, where the field is misspelt and, therefore, false despite starting with the secure protocol nomenclature.

Tip 2: Avoid any malware

Files ending in .exe are programs responsible for executing essential changes to the operating system of your device. Therefore, it is the favorites' file of scammers to take control of your device, copy all the passwords saved in your browser, and even clone all information on your storage disks. These are known as malware. 

Therefore, when your computer, laptop or smartphone is essential to carry out all your professional tasks, keeping them free of threats is necessary. The best recommendations to protect against malware would be:

  • Install an antivirus and keep it updated.
  • Avoid browsing unknown sites or clicking on suspicious links.
  • Do not download files from strange emails or suspicious sites.

Tip 3: Remember the bank authentication information

Communication with your bank is every day. There are two ways you can communicate with them:

It is usual for your private bank to contact you to offer you new banking products, inform you about a balance status or invite you to special events. For security, they must ask you for information that proves your identity. In these cases where they communicate with you, they should not ask you for confidential information. 

Now, if you are the one who communicates with them, it is expected that they ask you for some of the following information:

  • Full name
  • Birthdate
  • RFC
  • Address
  • Email
  • Phone number

Regardless of who contacts whom, you should know that there is confidential information that any private bank will never request:

  • Access
  • Passwords
  • CVV of credit and debit cards
  • PIN of your cards
  • Token 

If this information is requested by someone by phone, in an email, website or text message, it is likely a scam. End the communication immediately and contact your bank to ensure they have not made fraudulent transactions.

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