Please protect the information stored online by limiting the information online. Having a digital wallet online isn't really a good idea. Convenience is too inviting.
Paper statements are important if this is a chronic problem. There really is no sincere cyber security.
Remember the old way of handling charge cards? It might be the only secure way of handling 'card charges' be it credit or debit. The only worry is keeping your card in sight when submitting to it's use. But, that is true of any method of charging the cards when the clerk is sliding it or stamping a charge receipt. There have been issues of switching cards that look similar. It is theft of the actual card. It is always a good idea to check the card before moving on to be sure it is your's that is going back into your wallet.
I think of cloud services as places to store research, or papers or letters that can be written from any location. But, then there are also thumb drives, too. But, I don't think of cloud services as a place to store personal or financial information.
By Eduard Kovacs
According to Solutionary, (click here) 44% of the malware
identified by the company’s Security Engineering Research Team (SERT)
has been hosted in the United States. The US is followed at a
considerable distance by Germany, which is responsible for 9% of
detected malware.
The most interesting aspect highlighted in the report is the increasing use of cloud services for the distribution of malware. The security firm says that
cybercriminals are abusing the services of Amazon, Google and GoDaddy to
create, host and delete their malicious websites. The cloud enables
attackers to infect millions of computers at very low costs.
In addition to creating their own sites, malicious actors are also compromising legitimate domains. This enables them to distribute malware while avoiding detection and geographical blacklisting....
In addition to creating their own sites, malicious actors are also compromising legitimate domains. This enables them to distribute malware while avoiding detection and geographical blacklisting....
