MRC's Gamer Safety Alliance Encourages Gamers to be Diligent in Their Online Safety
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
SEATTLE, Feb. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MRC's Gamer Safety Alliance is
once again celebrating Gamer Safety Week by promoting education for gamers. In
light of several recent data breaches and an increase in online attacks in
general, it is important for gamers to understand the importance of online
account safety. Managing multiple accounts and providing diligent parental
controls are some of the best ways to be protected from account takeovers and
unknown or fraudulent purchases.
Users should always manage privacy settings as well as passwords. It may seem
like a simple practice, but monitoring and diversifying account privacy
credentials will lower the chances of a consumer becoming a victim. The average
consumer has multiple accounts each holding payments and identity information;
many consumers use the same username and passwords for their many online
accounts making it easy for a fraudster to move from one account to another.
It is also recommended to keep a close eye on parental controls. In most cases a
consumer's credentials are tied to an account and without parental controls
their children have free reign to use them. These legitimate purchases have the
ability to accumulate into large monetary amounts, which must be paid by the
consumer. Taking the time to enable parental controls will go a long way towards
ensuring online activities are both safe and controlled.
"Gamer Safety Week is the perfect time to review best practices around keeping
your account and online presence secure. The MRC's Gamer Safety Alliance
encourages you and your family to spend some time thinking and talking about
what it means to be safe online," said Andreas Holbrook, senior program manager
for Xbox.
ABOUT THE MRC: The MRC is the foremost global not for profit organization that
fully supports and promotes operational excellence for fraud, payments and risk
professionals within ecommerce. The MRC is headquartered in Seattle, WA; with a
European Office is Madrid. Learn more at www.merchantriskcouncil.org.
ABOUT THE GAMER SAFETY ALLIANCE:
Established in 2009 by MRC members as an affiliate group, the Gamer Safety
Alliance (GSA) is a cross-company effort to break down traditional competitive
barriers and share information and best practices within the computer and video
game industry.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Bill Myers
TELEPHONE: +1 206.364.2789 ext. 155
EMAIL: bill(at)merchantriskcouncil.org
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