Cybersecurity expert explains how you can stay safe while holiday shopping [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS — As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, consumers are expected to take advantage of special deals and discounts.

Amid this excitement is the opportunity for fraudsters to pocket your hard-earned cash. Knowing how to safeguard your money is important, especially when shopping online with more than a billion websites worldwide is important.

“There’s so many ways to defraud. Criminals, they’re continually evolving and upping their game so you’re always battling technology things,” said Department Chair Of Cybersecurity And Computer Networking At Pikes Peak State College Nathan Roskop.

From e-commerce to blog sites, Roskop said his eyebrow is always raised when using the internet.

“I’m very suspicious about going to websites in general,” said Roskop. “I will usually check them out, and do a Google search on it.”

Taking these steps can help prevent you from being taken advantage of during the most generous time of …