Security for Lent
Better Safe than Sorry
Another thing you can add for your Lenten Financial Journey, might be to be more secure, especially with your passwords and your PINs.
When was the last time you changed the password for your on line banking, or your credit card on line page? Don’t like changing it because it is so hard to remember? The people trying to scam your on line access will thank you when your money disappears. Won’t happen to you? Think again.
Given the latest wave of phishing and hacking that has been going on, this stuff is no longer being done by “rambunctious teenagers”, this is organized, and it is criminal. Who exactly is doing this? Did I not just say organized crime? This is a new booming money making scheme for them (and for other groups too), and you are in their cross hairs.
Add security this Lent, by changing all your passwords at least once. Think up a good one, and then you can figure out a system to change those passwords at least once every 3 months if not more (sounds like a pain in the rump? sorry good security demands vigilence).
Funny Looking ATM?
Watch out for your PINs as well (PIN I think is Personal Identifying Number for your ATM Banking), there are a lot of different scams going on there as well. Remember I have been a victim of Bank Card Fraud, and it is another booming nefarious business these days too. Always have a look at your ATM, if anything looks funny, or different, maybe go to another machine. Our guess is the PIN for us got stolen at a gas station, so be careful wherever you use your PIN.
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March 24th, 2011 at 1:21 PM
I’ve been using “password” and “1234″ for years. I’ve only been defrauded 11 times.
Seriously though, this is a good advice.
We can test our password strength here:
http://askthegeek.us/pwd_meter/index.htm
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March 24th, 2011 at 1:48 PM
You too? Who would have thunk it?!?
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March 25th, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Changing passwords on a regular basis is a good security measure. The only issue is that there are so many passwords that we all must remember, that it can be difficult to constantly change them.
When creating passwords go for length as the longer the password the more secure it is.
ATM is a popular method of stealing method with a bank card because using an ATM with a stolen/fake card means instant cash.
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March 25th, 2011 at 11:11 AM
I am so bad at this. I never change my passwords and I usually use the same couple for everything. I hate having to try to remember so many.
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March 26th, 2011 at 1:19 PM
My bank asks me security questions every time i try to login online from different computer? Do security questions help at all?
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March 31st, 2011 at 10:03 PM
[...] Canadian Financial Stuff reminds us to regularly change the password for online access to bank and credit card accounts. [...]
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April 1st, 2011 at 9:12 AM
[...] Canadian Financial Stuff reminds us to regularly change the password for online access to bank and credit card accounts. [...]
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April 6th, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Russell at the Chatswood Moneyblog hosts what may be the best Cavalcade of Risk yet, and your post is in it:
http://www.chatswood.co.nz/moneyblog/2011/04/cavalcade-of-risk-128th-edition.html
Please let your readers know.
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January 24th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
[...] Canadian Personal Finance Blog recommends thinking about ‘On Line Banking Security‘ [...]
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