A Michigan State University professor says that it's still safe to shop on the Internet, but that users should to be cautious and careful--year round. A Michigan State University professor says that it’s still safe to shop on the Internet, but users should be cautious and careful—year-round, The State News reports.Information studies and media professor Bob LaRose told the university’s newspaper that while shopping online increases the threat of identity theft, there are plenty of ways to prevent it from happening.LaRose explained some of the ways that online thieves and scam artists will try and con identifying customers, such as phone calls from people impersonating financial institutions and businesses, and various forms of phishing e-mails, the paper reports.The article also alluded that it’s smart policy to do business only with known and reputable online companies. Jacob Hawkins, the senior vice president of online marketing at Overstock.com, told the school paper that his company takes measures to ensure customer information is always safe.“All of our customers’ information is encrypted at all times, and we are always verifying things to make sure our security is up to date,” Hawkins said. The article states that according to Internet research firm JupiterResearch, online sales could reach up to $32 billion during this holiday season.Related Links:• New Phishing Attack Uses Fake Journalists to Target Bank Workers• CSO Fundamentals: The ABCs of Phishing and PharmingKeep checking in at our Security Feed for updated news coverage. Related content news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Android Security Mobile Security news UK businesses face tightening cybersecurity budgets as incidents spike More than a quarter of UK organisations think their cybersecurity budget is inadequate to protect them from growing threats. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 3 mins CSO and CISO Risk Management news Cybersecurity experts raise concerns over EU Cyber Resilience Act’s vulnerability disclosure requirements Open letter claims current provisions will create new threats that undermine the security of digital products and individuals. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 4 mins Regulation Compliance Vulnerabilities feature The value of threat intelligence — and challenges CISOs face in using it effectively Knowing the who, what, when, and how of bad actors and their methods is a boon to security, but experts say many teams are not always using such intel to their best advantage. By Mary K. Pratt Oct 03, 2023 10 mins CSO and CISO Advanced Persistent Threats Threat and Vulnerability Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe