{"id":60428,"date":"2022-11-01T15:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T04:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com\/blog\/?p=60428"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T05:13:29","slug":"staying-safe-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/staying-safe-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Safe Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi IC Trader,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past weeks, we\u2019ve seen many data breaches and cybersecurity issues making headlines across the globe, which is why it&#8217;s important to ensure that you keep your personal information safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we\u2019re sharing 5 simple tips to help you stay safe online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Delete any emails or SMS<\/strong> from illegitimate sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact your provider<\/strong> directly via the info provided on their website, if you have received an <strong>email or SMS that asks you to make a payment<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always use <strong>a strong and secure password<\/strong> and never share this with anyone. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do not provide any personal information<\/strong> to third parties or allow them access to any of your personal devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not click and open <strong>pop-ups on suspicious websites<\/strong>, as well as any <strong>links and attachments<\/strong> in emails or SMS <strong>from unverified senders<\/strong> or that you\u2019re not expecting to receive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We will soon integrate two-factor authentication into your Secure Client Area to provide you with extra security and peace of mind. We also advise that you change your passwords on a regular basis and be on the lookout for any suspicious parties claiming to be part of IC Markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need assistance updating your security details, please contact our Customer Support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Got any questions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We&#8217;re here 24\/7. Contact us via <a href=\"mailto:support@icmarkets.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:support@icmarkets.com\">email<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com\/global\/en\/help-resources\/help-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi IC Trader, Over the past weeks, we\u2019ve seen many data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":60432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60428"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60434,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60428\/revisions\/60434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}