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Never click on suspicious links
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ways to help stay safe while banking and browsing online
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Use strong passwords
and enable multi-factor identification
Use
verified apps
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When downloading an app to your mobile phone, make sure the one you're choosing to download is verified.
Try to avoid using public Wi-Fi
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Fraudsters use this tactic to trick you into sharing your personal or financial information, such as passwords, banking, and credit card information.
Often, public Wi-Fi networks are not secure, meaning you're more vulnerable to malware and personal data theft when on these networks.
Browse
safely
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“Before you click anything, always just take a minute to think about what you're looking at, especially with domains and websites."
Keep your software
up to date
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Back up
your data
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Use passwords that have:
Capital Letters
Lower case letters
Numbers
Symbols
If there is a vulnerability, and you're using an older version of an application or operating system, you could potentially be exposed to bugs and malware, which could put your personal and financial information at risk.
Zane Brown
Senior Manager, Information Security, TD Bank Group
Stuff happens. And if you do find your devices compromised (or even waterlogged, as Nicole personally experienced after her phone unfortunately fell in a sewer grate), it's important to have backups available.
For more information about banking online safely,
visit the Privacy and Security page on TD.com.