Acting on recent data that reveals many consumers still aren’t protected by even basic anti-virus software when banking online, McAfee has released an educational guide for banking safely on computers, tablets or mobile devices. According to Javelin Strategy & Research, in 2010, 47 per cent of household financial managers did not have antivirus software installed.

Combining McAfee intelligence with the latest US banking data from many top sources revealed that most consumers fall into one of three categories of online banking behaviour, and that age tends to play a strong role in safety and security habits online. Most people’s level of confidence with banking online is associated with their overall comfort level online, including participating in such activities as shopping, searching and social networking.

Despite the dangers, consumers continue to embrace the anytime, anywhere convenience of online banking, but they aren’t necessarily being safe.