How Can You Protect Yourself from Shoulder Surfing?

Don’t use public Wi-Fi or ATMs in crowded places

Cover the number pad when entering your ATM PIN

Don’t lend your ATM card to anyone

Never write down your PINs anywhere. It is always best to memorise personal numbers.

Don’t reuse the same passwords/PIN at different websites and online accounts.

Change your passwords every 90 days. It is a good practice to use passwords that are difficult to guess. Good passwords are long, i.e. between 10-15 characters and will include:

Capital letters and small case letters
Numbers
Symbols like @, #, $, %, &

Points to remember:

Here are some key takeaways from this section that you should remember.

Shoulder Surfing is the act of a thief who tries to view and steal your personal information while standing behind you when you use devices like Computers, ATMs, Card Payment Machines, etc.
You must never write down your PINs anywhere and change your banking passwords after 90 days to avoid shoulder surfing.

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How Can You Protect Yourself from Shoulder Surfing?

Points to remember:

Learn more about ATM card frauds and necessary safety measures in the next sections