Protect yourself online
Cyber security awareness training
Technology for staying safe online
Anti virus software helps prevent viruses from accessing your devices and compromising your security. Installing anti virus software is one way you can reduce the risk of fraud and increase security.
Firewall
A firewall acts like a barrier and prevents potentially malicious software from accessing your device and the personal, sensitive and financial information stored in it.
Remember to keep your devices up to date
Many viruses are designed to exploit flaws in outdated software. So as well as installing and using antivirus and firewall software, it’s important to keep your device’s software up to date.
Protect your identity
We protect your identity in a number of ways, including encryption and verification codes. And we’ll never ask you to disclose personal or sensitive information over the phone, by text message or by email. So if anyone asks for those things, you know it’s not us.
Protect your cards
There are a few simple steps you can take to protect your cards and lower the risk of fraud, such as never sharing or writing down your PIN, keeping your cards in a safe place when not using them, and shielding your PIN when making a payment.
Take Five To Stop Fraud
We support the ‘Take Five to stop fraud’ campaign. In five simple steps, you can reduce your risk of being a victim of fraud.
Cyber security awareness training
We’ve collaborated with education provider BPP to create a free, 4-module course on cyber security awareness. Topics include cyber security basics, social engineering, phishing, malware and more. Each module should take around 15 minutes.