translated from Spanish: Senator Harboe calls for cybersecurity standards this CyberDay

At 00:00 hours this Monday begins a new version of CyberDay, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago (CCS), and where 371 brands will have discounts online which, on average, are over 30%. In this context, Senator Felipe Harboe called for the organization of the event to require participating companies to have cybersecurity standards, to protect customers who make purchases on the date. This, after the Superintendency of banks and financial institutions reported the filtering of more than 3,500 data of people cards, leaving in evidence the vulnerability of the system. “To participate in these events, the organisers should demand certain standards in cybersecurity,” said the parliamentarian, pointing out that “many service and product offerings are made, but no one knows if the company that offers them has measures of Security to prevent card data from being stolen, “he added. In this sense, the legislator suggested the implementation of a “cyber seal”, through which it can be clearly recognized when a company has included security measures. In addition, the PPD senator reiterated that people should take precautions. “If you’re going to buy, don’t do it from public or open networks. To deliver the credit card data is virtual masochism, and there is a great chance that your data will be hacked, “warned the parliamentarian.

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