How Does Capital One Protect Your Information?

Raymond J. Estrada - Aug 18 - - Dev Community

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How Capital One Safeguards Your Information
Capital One takes your information very seriously. It has robust security measures to protect its data and wishes only good for your information. What this means is that Capital One does something called encryption—basically, making the data unreadable to any unauthorized parties. Only Capital One can read it. It will help deter hackers from getting your information. So think of encryption like having a lock on your door. Nobody gets in without the key. Capital One's encryption is strong. It is among the best. In this case, when you log in to an account, all your data is going through encryption to avoid others viewing it. Moreover, Capital One does monitoring of accounts using special tools that monitor the use.

They catch you when you have suspicious activity, for instance, if you purchase something in one state and then, in an hour, in another. They send you an alert. It prevents fraud quickly. One user shared an experience. He purchased an airplane ticket online. Capital One sent an alert right away. The user confirmed it was them. This stopped any issues before they started. Capital One's alerts are fantastic. They keep your money safe.

Capital One has MFA. This adds another layer of safety. It's like having two locks on your door. Now, you log in, put in your password, and then beyond that, you're going to have a code sent to your phone. Now you have to have both of those to get in. This will ensure that no other person has access to your account. MFA helped one user; their password was stolen, but it couldn't log in without the code. It is MFA that will help keep the account safe. It's Capital One's attention towards safety that makes people be at ease while using it.

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