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Useful security and fraud protection links
Useful security and fraud protection links
If you'd like to know even more about security and fraud protection these sites can help.
All of the external sites you can reach through the Bank of Cyprus UK web site are here to help you. However, Bank of Cyprus UK is not responsible for and does not endorse the content, accuracy or availability of any of these external sites and products which you may wish to visit or install*.
Trusteer Rapport
Trusteer Rapport free security software offers you valuable additional security when you bank online.
Get Safe Online
This site has been developed by the Government, police and industry. It offers advice on staying safe online and protecting your computer and the personal information it contains.
Identity theft
Developed by the Government, Metropolitan Police and various industry bodies, this site offers detailed advice about identity theft and how you can protect yourself from it.
Verified by VISA
This service, which we provide in association with Visa, protects your card against unauthorised use when you shop online at participating retailers.
Mailing Preference Service
By registering with this service, you can reduce the amount of unwanted mail you receive, which can help reduce the risk of identity theft. You can also register the details of relatives who have passed away.
Metropolitan Police Service
This site contains more detailed information about specific frauds, such as identity theft and advance fee fraud, as well as alerts about the latest scams in London.
APACS
APACS is the UK payments association and its website contains information about the major types of payment fraud.
Card Watch
Contains useful information about card fraud for consumers and businesses.
Be Card Smart Online
Packed with tips for protecting yourself against online card fraud, this site is specifically designed for online shoppers.
British Bankers’ Association (BBA)
The BBA has produced fact sheets on common fraud schemes and how customers can protect themselves from fraud.
CIFAS Protective Registration
CIFAS is the UK fraud prevention service which offers Protective Registration to people who have fallen victim to, or are at risk of, identity theft. This service flags your personal file, so that when CIFAS member companies like ours receive an application in your name, they'll conduct extra checks to ensure that the application is genuine.
Information Commissioner's pages for young people
Guidance on the potential threats presented by social networking sites to young children.
Microsoft
Apple
Firefox
You can check these sites regularly to make sure that your browsers, operating systems and applications are up to date and install any patches that may be required.
Sophos
Symantec
Mcafee
You can check these sites regularly for updates and alerts for your anti-virus software.
Callcredit
Equifax
Experian
You can check your personal credit file. This will help you spot any fraudulent activity that may have been conducted in your name.
* By clicking any of the above links, you are leaving the Bank for Cyprus UK website. We do not control and are not responsible for the above websites, their content or availability. We therefore do not endorse or make any representations about the above websites, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using it. If you decide to access any of the websites linked from our website, you do so entirely at your own risk.