CyberSurety: online shopping safety and security Published Sept. 23, 2010 ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- As many of us shop online it's important to remember to shop safely and securely. When you shop at sites that are not secure you can fall prey to fraudulent charges. Here are some useful shopping and security guidelines for purchasing things online. While shopping online, use mainstream Web sites with reputable security that display "https" in their Web address and have the security symbol of a pad lock in the browser. The invention of the Internet has made shopping online very attractive and easy to do; however, it has also created avenues for outsiders to capture your personally identifiable information to make fraudulent charges. Watch your bank statements carefully and be careful were you shop.