Kaspersky reports Online Financial Transactions are of Top Internet Concern

With the new summer 2013 survey conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab, it has been revealed that almost 98% of computer users enjoy the ease and convenience of shopping and banking on their PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones. Moreover, the survey suggests that just 2% of respondents say they never use their PCs or gadgets to pay for a film, a song, or a game; to book a train ticket or a flight; and to purchase items, pay other people, and organize their finances.

Based on survey responses, online shopping is the most popular activity, with 95% of people using these services. Online banking is close behind, used by 91%, and about 74% regularly use e-payment services. The data also shows that most people use their PC or Mac for online financial transactions: 77% of respondents use these devices to make purchases from online stores and 71% for online banking.

But it is not just the good guys who are aware of these services  cybercriminals are eager to launch lucrative financial cyber-attacks and turn e-commerce into real world robbery.  In response, all reputable online services use a variety of technologies to protect their customers’ critical financial information. However, these measures alone are rarely enough to protect people from financial crime.

Kaspersky Internet Security  Multi-Device incorporates proactive protection technologies to eliminate the key problem  financial fraud  while multiplying the positives of Internet payments.