How to Avoid Online Shopping Scams This Holiday Season

• November 14th, 2023
antivirus, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Holidays, Online Safety, Phishing, Ransomware

The convenience of online shopping, especially during the holiday season, brings with it the heightened risk of falling prey to sophisticated scams. As we embrace the digital marketplace, it’s crucial to be aware of the various tactics employed by cybercriminals.

How to Spot and Stop Popular Online Shopping Scams this Shopping Season

• November 1st, 2020
anti-phishing, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Holidays, Online Privacy, Online Safety, PC security

It’s shopping season! While more people choose to do their holiday shopping online, this creates the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals to entice unsuspecting shoppers. Check out how you can avoid scam attempts this holiday season.

13 Spooky Cybersecurity Facts for Halloween and Cyber Security Awareness Month

• October 28th, 2020
antivirus, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Holidays

We celebrate Halloween this year quite differently than ever before. Due to the COVID pandemic, trick or treating, parties, and events are all cancelled or moved online. ZoneAlarm wanted to bring you 13 spooky cybersecurity stats in light of Halloween and Cyber Security Awareness Month:

How to Protect Yourself & Your Family Against Identity Theft These Holidays

• December 24th, 2019
Holidays, identity theft, Mobile Security, Online Privacy, Online Safety, PC security, Uncategorized

The holidays are a great time for bringing the family together and for taking some time off work. But truth be told, the world does not stop during the holidays, and people still need to work on important and urgent matters. In fact, 53% of working people work remotely during the holidays, with 30% of which do so several times a day, according to this poll.

6 Tips to Spot Online Scams this Shopping Season, and 9 Ways to Stop them:

• November 7th, 2019
anti-phishing, Holidays, Mobile Security, Online Privacy, Online Safety, PC security

Singles’ Day, or “Worlds Shopping Day”, marks the start of the November shopping season, followed by Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Shoppers from all across the globe participate in this purchasing craze, with a drastically growing number of consumers getting their shopping done online rather than at a brick & mortar store, at a staggering 16% vs. only 2% annual increase last year in the US alone, respectively. They wait anxiously all year long to finally get that brand new TV or car, so much that they stand in line outside these shops hours before the doors open and once they do, all hell breaks loose. Others just use this time to get their holiday shopping done for a better price than they would normally find it for. Whatever the reason may be, popular retailers offer huge discounts that are just too hard to resist.