How to secure my credit card

[Ramolak19]

Securing your credit card is an important step to take in order to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft. There are some steps you can take if you willing to secure your card

1. Monitor your account activity regularly – Check for any suspicious or unauthorized transactions on a regular basis, such as daily or weekly.

2. Use strong passwords – Make sure that all of the passwords associated with your credit card accounts are secure and not easily guessed by others.

3. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) – Many banks now offer 2FA options which require additional verification when logging into online banking portals or making purchases online using a credit card number stored in their system.

4. Be aware of phishing scams – Phishers will try to trick you into providing personal information through emails, text messages, phone calls, etc., so be wary of these attempts and never provide sensitive information without verifying its authenticity first.

5. Keep physical copies of cards safe– Always keep physical copies of cards locked away securely at home or work if possible; this way they cannot be stolen from purses/wallets while out in public places like restaurants or stores

 

[kayode10]

It is very important to always protect our credit card. The statistics shows that 75% of credit card online have been stolen by the hackers and this makes the problem more compounding.

The risk is even higher when you're constantly use your credit card details to purchase things online. But there is nothing bad in buying things online you just have to make use of extra measure how to protect your card.

Make use of virtual card most of the time you want to buy things online. There are some online banking's you are going to provide you with virtual credit card which you can use to purchase anything online. Most of these cards has one-time usage. This will help you to prevent card theft online.

You should also Avoid using VPN when you are making a purchase online. the reason is that some hackers have a tools in place which makes it easier for them to penetrate a server with the uses of virtual private network.

Avoiding unsecured website is another thing you need to check out when you are using credit card. If you use your card on unsecured website all the details will be stolen through a fishing method. Also make sure you close all tabs before you leave the internet on your laptop.

 

[saoussen57651]

Exacly, most of banks send one time authenticator code to your phone or either 2FA system to ensure that you are processing order and not someone how hack database of debit card and resell them to people that they use them for purchase something from the internet and this is a secure feature from banks.