Significant in terms of safe online shopping and very useful overall tips for all the users:D
Great job Cat!!;)
 
Cheers,

 
Mike

5. Deck your halls: A security app is more than ornamental window dressing - it’s vital for online shopping. The Webroot study also found that only 40 percent of respondents have a security app installed on their smartphones and tablets, putting their devices and personal information at risk. Yikes!
 
How does having a 'security app installed on' your smartphone put your device and personal information at risk? Don't you mean that "NOT HAVING A SECURITY APP INSTALLED ON YOUR SMARTPHONE OR TABLET PUTS YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR DEVICE AT RISK"????
 
 

Yes i think its a typo on having a security app.

thanx good to know

You're right @ and @ - that was a typo! Oops. :) 
 
Thanks for the catch. All fixed now!

As for #2, what is the best way to lock my PC?

Hello CEM!
 
While this list is mainly referring to Mobile devices (Locking them properly can make them unusable if stolen), PC's that are in locations where others have access to them should also be protected.
 
In Windows, you can go to Control Panel, and choose Users or User Accounts.  Edit each user profile on the computer to create a password that is required to log in.  This is especially important for Administrative accounts that have access to change system settings. This is the most important item in my opinion, and make sure that others who use the PC, such as children, do not have admin access.
 
WSA itself has a setting that will prevent a non admin user from uninstalling WSA, changing settings, or even simply disabling the software.
 
That is a start anway, and I hope it helps answer your question.
 
 

Thanks, that does help. Even though I don't have any mobil devices, this will help keep the Grandkids off my PC.

by Mark Bower Tuesday, 17 November 2015
 
Point of sale (POS) systems – what consumers often call the checkout system - are often the weak link in the chain and the choice of malware. They should be isolated from other networks, but often are connected. A checkout terminal in constant use is usually less frequently patched and updated, and is thus vulnerable to all manner of malware compromising the system to gain access to cardholder data.

Risks of theft from point of sale (POS) malware like Abaddon is totally avoidable. The good news is that savvy merchants are already tackling this risk and giving the malware nothing to steal through solutions that also have a dramatic cost reducing benefit to PCI compliance. Encrypting the data in the card reading terminal ahead of the POS eliminates the exposure of live information in vulnerable POS systems. If it’s GammaPOS, Abaddon, Dexter or other variations of malware designed to steal clear data in memory from POS applications, resulting in the loss of magstripe data, EMV card data or other sensitive data exposed at the point of sale, the attackers get only useless encrypted data. No live data means no gold to steal. Attackers don't like stealing straw.
 
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When it comes to shopping i'm old-skool. I prefer hands on shopping. then you don't need to worry about protecting your computer or smartphone.  But on the other end i'm a happy WSA user and when you frequent sites like 115.com , 119.com & baidu and your machine  survives the disaster one has to worry less ( for those who don't know the sites .. they are mainland PRC aka Peoples Republic of China websites ). Thank you WSA