{"id":28767,"date":"2024-11-20T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=28767"},"modified":"2024-11-13T09:02:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:02:09","slug":"secure-shopping-holiday-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/20\/secure-shopping-holiday-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Secure Shopping Holiday Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png\" alt=\"A &quot;BUY NOW&quot; ad on a mobile phone\" class=\"wp-image-28769 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adobe.com\/news\/2024\/09\/092524-adi-holiday-forecast\">Adobe&#8217;s annual forecast<\/a>, shoppers in the U.S. are expected to spend $240.8 billion online this holiday season, and more than 50% of those sales are expected to be on a mobile device. While online shoppers fill their carts, cybercriminals are looking for your personal and financial information and will use multiple methods to lure you into giving it to them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Those holiday specials and brand advertisements filling your inbox may be well-disguised phishing scams or malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can protect yourself with some <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/\">Safe Computing<\/a> advice. Here\u2019s a list, check it twice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Update your software and browser<\/strong>. This ensures you have the latest security patches. Restart your device after updating!<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t use debit cards online. <\/strong>They don\u2019t have the same consumer protections as credit cards.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t click on links in emails or social media feeds<\/strong>. Instead, paste or type the website address in a new browser window. Double-check ads that seem too good to be true and confirm the legitimacy of any charities you want to support to ensure your money goes to the right place.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t use public WiFi when shopping online<\/strong>. Public networks make it easy for hackers to access your personal information.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check your credit card statement regularly<\/strong>. Watch for and report fraudulent charges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/be-safe-online\/protect-online-shopping\">Protect Your Online Shopping<\/a> for more resources and enjoy a safe and secure holiday season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to protect yourself while online shopping this holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":28769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[488,605,940,121],"class_list":["post-28767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-cybersecurity","tag-holiday","tag-information-assurance","tag-privacy"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand-287x266.png",287,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand.png",287,287,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mobile_online_shopping-Andrew-Durand-287x250.png",287,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Andrew Durand, ITS Information Assurance","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/adurand\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Learn how to protect yourself while online shopping this holiday season.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28767"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28773,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28767\/revisions\/28773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}