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• Buying Online Safely with Trevor Cushen of Sysnet - 8 Oct 2008

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We are joined this week by Trevor Cushen, a security expert from Sysnet, a company that ensures people selling stuff online are completely trustworthy, by helping them implement some of the most stringent security measures possible to protect you the consumer. Trevor will answer some questions in relation to how do I buy stuff online in a safe and secure fashion.

The show is sponsored by ICS Skills, who bring you Equalskills the fun and exciting way for complete beginners to learn all about using computers and the internet – for young and old.

The Internet, just like driving in a car, is part of our lives. When you know how to navigate the waters of the internet, it can be vastly rewarding: booking a flight, buying products on-line, interacting with friends, running your business and taping the vast store of content, from facts to video and music.

Not knowing all the rules of the road when driving on the super highway can be scary, even dangerous. From viruses, to credit card fraud, pornography to identity theft, the list goes on.

Each week we will explore one of these areas of interest topic and interview and expert in the area, to show you, the listener how to overcome any perceived or real fear you may have to get the most from what the internet has to offer.

Facts Section

• Irish consumers are spending around EUR12 million per day on internet shopping despite the economic downturn, according to Dublin e-commerce firm Magico.ie.
• ccording to JNIR they show that over half (54 percent) of internet users have made at least one online purchase in the last month. The most popular of these purchases are flights (29 percent); concert/cinema etc tickets (18 percent); hotels/accommodation (18 percent); CDs (10 percent); books/magazines (9 percent); Government services (8 percent) and mobile phone top-ups (8 percent).
• In fact, the economic downturn may be driving consumers more towards online shopping and away from the high street, according to Magico.ie's director of ecommerce, Paul McGurran.
• Some 40 percent of Irish internet users have used the web to search for information on courses, classes and college research, according to a survey on internet usage released by the Joint National Internet Research (JNIR). The report reveals that 3 percent of internet users have booked a course online in the past 12 months, while 22 percent have gone on to book a course offline after conducting online research. The report data is based on the 12-month period to July 2008.

Presenter: Peter Lawless

Radio Station: Dublin City FM 103.2

Airtime: 8 Oct 2008, 1.30pm - 2pm

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