How to protect yourself while shopping online

A cybersecurity expert has tips for staying safe as you shop online this holiday season.

The holiday season is here, and more than half of shoppers are gearing up to buy gifts online. But an increase in online shopping also means a rise in scams.

Before you click “checkout,” check out these tips from University of Missouri cybersecurity expert Prasad Calyam, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, a professor of cyber security, and the director of the Center for Cyber Education, Research and Infrastructure at Mizzou (CERI):