1.
6 EASY WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
ONLINE BANKING SAFER
SAFEBYTES SOFTWARE

2.
One of the greatest things about the internet is that it has
revolutionized the way in which the finance sector operates
across the globe. Today, it is possible for people to instantly
make payments from any part of the world and to move large
sums of money from one point to the other. Online banking
does, however, have its challenges, not least of which are
concerns about security.

3.
CYBER CRIMINALS
 The internet is overflowing with cyber criminals, most of whom are
motivated by the desire to get their hands on personal banking
information. They use a wide variety of methods in order to achieve
this, including sheer deception and through the use of malware.
Fortunately, there are a number of things that you can do to protect
your online banking privacy.

4.
HAVE A STRONG PASSWORD
 The first thing that you need to do is have a strong password. If your
bank provides you with one, it will likely be strong enough to deter
hacking attempts on your account. If you are asked to select one, make
sure that the one that you choose is strong enough to withstand
ongoing attempts by hackers to gain access to your account.

5.
KEEP YOUR PASSWORD SECURE
 Whatever you do, make sure that you never disclose your online
banking password to anyone. We have already mentioned that criminal
elements will use every means, including deception, to try and make
you part with your banking information. Memorize your password, keep
it away from prying eyes, and you should be fine while banking over
the internet.

6.
HAVE A STRONG ANTIVIRUS
 Another of the many things that people neglect to do in order to
protect themselves over the internet is to have a strong and up-to-date
antivirus. Although having one is seemingly intuitive, a large number of
people do not take the steps that are needed in order to protect
themselves.

7.
HAVE A FIREWALL ON YOUR COMPUTER
 You can also protect your computer, and, by extension, your online
banking presence through the use of a strong firewall. Windows comes
with a native firewall, which is an important way in which hacking
attempts are thwarted. You can also improve your security by getting
one of the even stronger firewalls that are out there.

8.
USE TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
 Another way you can keep prying eyes away from your banking details
and your account is through the use of a two-way authentication
process. What this means is that you will have a way, such as your
phone, through which you can further authenticate your password.

9.
DON'T OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS
 Email attachments are one of the ways through which cyber criminals
spread malware across the internet. You can protect yourself while
browsing across the internet by avoiding opening suspicious email
attachments.

10.
SCAN, REVIEW, AND UPDATE YOUR
COMPUTER'S DRIVERS WITH DRIVERASSIST
FROM SAFEBYTES
 A great way of ensuring that you have a computer that works well and
is well-protected is through the use of DriverAssist from SafeBytes.
DriverAssist is a lightweight device driver management utility that
automates the driver updating process on your computer. What this
means is that you will never have compatibility issues with your PC's
hardware. DriverAssist is one of those utilities that everyone should
have on their computer and that can help boost PC performance.