United States. According to a report developed by eMarketer, an online market analyst company, 52% of Hispanics living in the United States are in cyberspace, which represented about 23 million people in 2008, and the number continues to grow.The report indicates that during 2009, online sales have increased by about US$133.1 billion, and that despite the economic crisis, Hispanics continue to make purchases online. However, and due to the risks that exist to buy online, the electronic security firm AVG assured that it has a software that seeks to help users to be safe while using this mechanism.
This company designed some guidelines depending on the type of user (professionals, parents, the elderly, children and young people), who may have the possibility of protecting themselves from cyber criminals.
