One-fourth Americans suspend online shopping for cyber-security problems

Absrtact: June 4, online auctions and shopping websites EBay, a discount retailer, Target, and other companies recently exposed network security issues that appear to be affecting the online shopping habits of American consumers. A survey of the USA Today found that nearly four points

June 4 News, online auction and shopping sites ebay, discount retailer Target, and other companies recently exposed network security issues appear to be affecting the online shopping habits of American consumers.

Nearly one-fourth of Americans said they would stop online shopping for at least a short time due to cybersecurity issues, the US Daily survey found.

24% per cent of respondents said they were concerned about their information security on the Internet and have stopped any online shopping in recent weeks.

More surprisingly, 56% per cent of respondents said they had reduced the number of websites they visited and would only choose to browse some of the most well-known corporate websites they considered safe.

Cameron Camp, a senior researcher at the San Diego network security firm ESET, said he was quite surprised that consumers would stop buying online.

Lisa Tecarr, a 49-year-old woman from Florida State Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills), said that 90% of her shopping activities were online and that she chose debit cards instead of credit cards when paying. In her view, the former is more secure than the latter.

Joranda Mocado Yolanda Machado, a blogger and freelance writer from Los Angeles, says she buys everything from the Internet in addition to food. However, she has the habit of changing her password every few weeks and never stores her credit card information online, even if it is a website she frequented.

"If you put something online, it's like putting them in the public column," Mocado said. Nothing is ever safe, you must take positive steps to ensure your safety. ”

The survey also showed consumers were wary of their accounts, with 55% per cent saying they had begun to look more frequently at banks, investments and credit-card websites, looking for clues to the invasion of their accounts.

However, senior researcher Kemp questioned the veracity of the respondents ' answers to the survey. In his view, some respondents ' answers were more like a kind of encouragement than a reality.

Even more noteworthy is how long Americans are wary of cyber-security. "It's like dieting to lose weight, just starting to maintain good eating habits and then getting back to the old pies," says Kemp. ”

The survey found that consumers with lower education and lower incomes were more likely to opt out of online shopping, while those with higher education and higher incomes chose to change passwords and reduce the number of websites they used. (LI)