Steps to protect your Internet Banking account

Since the crisis of the spread of Corona virus began, many sectors in the Egyptian state have resorted to postponing all transactions to become online, which can be completed through the use of the Internet, in order to avoid congestion and limit the spread of the virus.

Banks went to appeal to their customers to use online banking services to complete their banking operations without having to go to the bank’s headquarters.

Al-Watan reviews a number of tips that must be followed when using Internet banking services to avoid exposure to penetration and protection of bank data during the completion of operations as follows:

Al-Watan reviews a number of tips that must be followed when using Internet banking services to avoid exposure to penetration and protection of bank data during the completion of operations as follows:

Avoid sharing your password with anyone, and always remember that no bank employee will ask for your password.

When creating a password, you must choose a word that can be remembered and difficult for others to guess, and avoid writing it on any paper or recording it on any electronic devices.

You should always make sure to log out and close the internet browser after using the Internet banking service.

Care should be taken to avoid any emails containing links to the Internet Banking service login page.

This type of message will send you to fake pages similar to the pages of the Internet banking service, in order to try to obtain username and password data.

It is best to avoid entering the service through devices in public places such as cafes, libraries and airports.

Be sure to download an anti-virus program and ensure that it is constantly updated.

Avoid uploading any unfamiliar files associated with an incoming email.

If you suspect any file, its name or type can be searched on the Internet before downloading it.

The file type can be known from the last letters of the file that follow the period, such as the following letters, as they are of a common type that contains electronic viruses: exe, pif, vbs, Trojan, scr, hta, reg, bat

The need to use an electronic spyware protection program.

If you use a wireless network to access the Internet, you must ensure that it is protected by a strong password and that it is not available for use by the public.