Share Dealing Security Centre

At best, the spyware can be fairly harmless - it might collect information about your browsing habits and display advertising targeted to your interests (adware).  Even so, it does feel like an invasion of privacy and it may well slow down your computer. Find out more.

Unfortunately there are criminals searching for people who give away too much information about themselves. They often use what is called ‘social engineering’ to trick people into giving away too much information. Find out more.

Keeping your phone safe from online attack is more important than ever. Find out more.

If you use email, the chances are that at some point you will get a scam email in your inbox. Find out more.

Any page of the Halifax website that contains sensitive information is protected by a technology known as SSL. Find out more.

There are so many things we can do online now, bank online, chat with friends, do our weekly food shop and buy gifts. You can take steps to protect your identity and passwords. Find out more.

When spending time online you can often be bombarded with requests for you to download files such as desktop wallpapers, screensavers and widgets. However, if you decide to download anything such as pictures or files you could be downloading a trojan. Find out more.

Setting up your online security can seem like a difficult process but in reality anti virus software is designed to be easy to use and install. Find out more.

With laptops and smart phones now having wireless capability built in the internet really is with us wherever we go. Unfortunately that has opened the door to another type of online security hazard. Find out more.