Online shopping and banking make life easy, but you still have to be careful. Anytime you’re handing over private information, like a checking or credit card number, double-check to make sure the site is encrypted for your protection, usually that means the site's address begins with https://. You should encrypt your router as well, if you use one for a network of computers in your home. Hackers can easily spy on your online business if you don't take precautions. Also, when creating passwords, make sure they're “strong passwords,” which means you should include both upper and lower case letters as well as numbers.
