{"id":75381,"date":"2019-10-17T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/content\/%content-category%\/how-interac-makes-cyber-security-its-top-priority\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:02:05","slug":"how-interac-makes-cyber-security-its-top-priority","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/content\/life\/how-interac-makes-cyber-security-its-top-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"How Interac makes cyber security its top priority \u2014 and how you can help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Interac, we take your online security seriously. Cyber security is important especially as fraudsters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/ideas\/helping-stressed-out-canadians-with-fraud-prevention\/\">exploiting Canadians who have been under even more pressure<\/a> since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interac is eager to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/tips-to-protect-yourself-from-covid-19-related-payment-scams\/\">Canadians protect themselves<\/a>, and we\u2019re working hard on our end to protect your money and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-interac-puts-safety-and-cyber-security-at-the-centre-of-what-we-do\">How Interac puts safety and cyber security at the centre of what we do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As digital fraud risks continue to evolve, everyone has a role to play in cyber security. Here are some of the ways Interac works to protect you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bank-grade protection:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/consumers\/security\/interac-e-transfer\/\"><em>Interac<\/em> e-Transfer<\/a> users are protected with multiple layers of security, including transaction encryption and financial institution authentication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophisticated fraud detection and data protection tools: We have a group of dedicated experts who work around the clock to help financial institutions and partners monitor and flag patterns of fraud. This has contributed to making\u00a0<em>Interac<\/em>\u00a0e-Transfer one of the safest digital money transfer services in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direct transfers between financial institutions (bank to bank): Money never travels by email or text \u2014 these notifications are simply used to tell you that money was sent or requested, as well as provide instructions to deposit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/11\/INT_Cybersecurity_top_priority-900x1024.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103970 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/11\/INT_Cybersecurity_top_priority-900x1024.png.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/11\/INT_Cybersecurity_top_priority-264x300.png.webp 264w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/11\/INT_Cybersecurity_top_priority-768x873.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/11\/INT_Cybersecurity_top_priority.png.webp 1166w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/1024;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two-step authentication: To receive an\u00a0<em>Interac<\/em>\u00a0e-Transfer, you first need to sign into your online banking with your username and password, Touch ID or Face ID. The second step is to provide an answer to a security question that only you and the sender know.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-authentication:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/three-reasons-to-set-up-interac-e-transfer-autodeposit-today\/\">Interac\u00a0e-Transfer Autodeposit\u00a0<\/a>gives Canadians the option to pre-authenticate their email address or phone number to a specific bank account. This allows for bank-grade security to be maintained. The need for a security question and answer is eliminated, while consumers are still protected against\u00a0<em>Interac<\/em>\u00a0e-Transfer scams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to safeguard your own cyber security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While 1 million&nbsp;<em>Interac<\/em>&nbsp;e-Transfer transactions are completed securely each day, fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/be-aware-of-what-you-share-84-of-canadians-agree-cyber-security-is-more-important-than-ever\/\">Be aware of what you share<\/a> \u2013 being proactive about cyber security is more important now than ever before. Canadians can help to protect themselves by taking these steps to improve their digital practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Passwords: Good passwords aren\u2019t elegant or easy to remember.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/why-you-should-try-to-have-canadas-ugliest-password\/\">\u201cUgly\u201d passwords<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014 those that contain a variety of characters in unusual combinations \u2014 are harder to crack and keep your information safer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trust your gut: If you receive a deposit or money request notification you were not expecting,\u202fconsider\u202fcontacting\u202fthe sender through a different channel to make sure it\u2019s real.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look before linking: Never click on links or open attachments you receive from a sender you don\u2019t recognize.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cut the questions:\u00a0If you are sending a digital transaction using\u00a0Interac<em>\u00a0<\/em>e-Transfer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/three-reasons-to-set-up-interac-e-transfer-autodeposit-today\/\">use\u00a0Autodeposit where available<\/a>. \u00a0This feature allows you to safely skip steps that involve passwords and security questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check twice, because you only send once: Only send money to people you know and trust, the same way you would with cash.\u202fWhen you use Autodeposit, you have two opportunities to see the legal name of the person you are sending money to within your online banking account: first when setting up the transfer, then one more confirmation before the transfer is sent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t pass it on: Never send passwords or sensitive personal financial information over email or text.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about how Interac provides safe transactions, and report fraud when it happens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/content\/life\/tips-to-protect-yourself-from-online-fraud\/\">Click\u00a0here\u00a0to learn more<\/a> about how to help protect your data and yourself from online fraud. If you do suspect fraud has taken place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/payments\/personal\/protect-your-payments\/\">click\u00a0here\u00a0to find out what you should do next<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Interac<\/em> e-Transfer Autodeposit is a fast and convenient way to send money. But did you know it also offers cyber security benefits that can help protect you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"button-ochre-block_1ca3eeae160fae3b7d91c8fd2ba845c6\" class=\"button-link\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        \n                        <div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\">\n                        \n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/consumers\/products\/interac-e-transfer\/enhanced-features\/#interac-etransfer-autodeposit\" class=\"button-ochre\" aria-label=\"Learn more.\">Learn more.<\/a>\n            \n                            <\/div>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Interac, we take your online security seriously. Cyber security is important especially as fraudsters are exploiting Canadians who have been under even more pressure since the start of the pandemic. 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