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Make sure that your online transaction is secure

March 24th, 2009 No comments

Thieves are no longer only after your wallet, jewels, artwork or other precious belongings. Instead, the new age cyber criminals exploit the vulnerabilities of the system.

padlockWeb browsers such as Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox display a padlock icon to indicate that the website is secure.  

 

Whenever you are entering sensitive information like Social Security number(SSN) or Credit Card details, make sure that the url contains the prefix ">">https://

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a secure version of the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http). HTTPS allows to secure e-commerce transactions, such as online banking.

When a user connects to a website via HTTPS, the website encrypts the session with a digital certificate.

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