Trade “online” grows in many parts of the world, especially in regions of developing countries like Latin America.
The volume of e-commerce continued to rise in 2009, despite the continuing effects of global economic and financial crisis. Only in 2009, retail sales exceeded 500,000 million dollars, according to a study by consultancy Everis, comprised of 41 countries representing 90% of GDP and 75% of the world population.
In the area of Latin America, Africa and least developed countries in Asia, the increase was 10%, well above the 4.5% globally.
Background e-commerce
It is considered as antecedents of e-business, catalog sales began in the twenties of last century in the United States of America (USA), transmission of purchase orders and invoices between private companies of a group or sector since the early seventies, or direct sales with the help of television and the telephone began to become popular in the eighties.
Today identifies the purchase or sale of products or services through electronic media such as Internet, and understands the commercial exchange of tangible goods between individuals and businesses in addition to the purchase of virtual items such as software, access to premium content from any website , etc. Read the rest of this entry »
3. Check the credentials virtual
It has become common, despite precautions providers email and instant messaging services, the proliferation of phishing emails: emails, chats, or SMS to usurp the identity of banks, and ask the user data, or request access to a website.
Never follow the instructions in this type of message, or provide our bank information to anyone. Banks and e-commerce sites have digital credentials that we can review from any browser. If the site that is suspicious or led us no reliable credentials holds, then close it immediately.
These sites, with one visit, can be entered into computers and devices and other Trojans, key loggers that record the personal data and send to remote computers.
To receive messages assumptions of our banks, you have to put in telephone contact with a responsible and verify its accuracy.