Tips for staying secure online

Safeguarding personal financial data has never been more important. The following tips from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority can help people safeguard their privacy.

• Opt out of sharing personal information with affiliates of a financial institution such as prescreened credit offers.

• Beware of phishing scams such as emails that may come from legitimate financial regulators asking for personal information. Contacting that financial institution directly could help verify the legitimacy of communication.

• Never click on the questionable links or pop ups online, nor download a suspicious email attachment.

• Strong passwords can keep accounts more secure.

• Utilize multifactor authentication (MFA) whenever possible.

• Conduct all financial business on a personal device on a secure network.

—MetroCreativeConnection