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Make this a habit whenever you’re required to fill in personal information especially online payments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always check whether the website have a secure connection (HTTPS) .<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try to avoid websites that are not secure (HTTP). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Websites encrypts information i.e your passwords, banking details .etc. The encryption makes it very difficult for hackers to intercept the transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would you know if the website is secure or not?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Websites that uses HTTPS have a small lock icon on the left of the URL that shows the connection is secure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Websites that uses HTTP you will see on the left of the URL not secure error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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