Site Certification Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Certified Website Security |
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What If I Use Verisign? Here is a brief explanation of the three critical components needed to ensure online security: 1. Website Certificates (Verisign) Verisign Certificates simply prove the website is owned by the company using the domain name. 2. Encryption (SSL) Using SSL encryption all customer data transmitted will reach the server without being "sniffed" or stolen in transit. 3. Website Security (SecurityMetrics) Just because the data was transmitted securely doesn't mean it stays secure. Hackers are searching for websites with security holes. They compromise those servers and download customer credit card data. Merchants are negligent if they do not test their server security. 
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But Another Company Processes My Credit Cards! Some websites are designed to send customers to a shopping cart or Internet credit card processor. Some merchants believe their websites don't need to be secure since they aren't processing the credit cards. This is incorrect. The merchant site must have a password to connect to the shopping cart or Internet credit card processor. If a hacker breaks into the merchant site then the hacker will have the merchant's username and password. Now the hacker can login to the merchant's shopping cart or Internet credit card processor to steal or skim credit card data from the merchant's customers. |
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