A lot of people have switched to online banking to manage their money.
For business owners it’s one of the most convenient ways to keep track of their transactions.
The Hawaii Better Business Bureau offers these tips when online banking.
Online banking is a great tool to help small businesses quickly track their financial information as well as pay their bills and employees.
Though owners need to beware as data thieves are targeting small business owners and their employees to get access to their banking information.
"The key thing to remember here is hackers and cybercriminals they are targeting small businesses on purpose and it’s not so much the small business sells or their service," said Timothy Caminos of the Hawaii Better Business Bureau.
Caminos advises to never click on anything from your bank that doesn’t look right.
"Most part consumers and businesses can hover over a link or look at link where that URL will take them before they click it including hyperlinks," Caminos says.
The Hawaii BBB offers these tips:
1) Initiate a dual control payment process. This means all payments must be authorized by two employees.
2) Dedicate a computer to be used solely for on-line banking and payments.
3) Use more than just a password and username to access your account.
4) Update virus protection and security software on your computer.
5) Monitor your accounts daily when depositing and withdrawing money.
"It’s important for businesses and even consumers to make sure that when you are doing on-line banking to make sure that you are they are going through all the precautions while they’re banking on-line," Caminos says.
If you have a consumer concern, call Action line at 591-0222 Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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