Stay Protected While Buying Printer Ink Online

People who purchase printer ink cartridges and toners online have been urged to consider the importance of their personal details. Recently, Get Safe Online warned that criminals are exploiting security-conscious internet users by tricking them into downloading – and paying for – anti-virus protection that in fact turns out to be destructive malware.

It is sometimes orchestrated by cold-calling, and often websites are duped into advertising the software. According to MWR InfoSecurity, consumers should educate themselves as to the methods used by criminals to access their personal information.

"I think it is really about educating people that their personal identity and their credit card information has real value. Therefore, it is sought by people. It is about getting over that first hurdle of people understanding that there is an issue here," Martyn Ruks, a technical director at the firm, said.

He added that, given the increasingly sophisticated nature of methods adopted by cyber criminals, people need access to tools, which are easy to use, to combat attacks. "It is about the entire industry making sure that there are solutions in place to help protect people

Internet Ink uses McAfee security, with the McAfee SECURE trustmark only appearing when the website has passed an intensive, daily security scan. McAfee tests daily for possible personal information access, links to dangerous sites, phishing, and other online dangers. Our checkout is secured with advanced 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption.

Posted by Barry Ashmore.