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Maximising site vistors trust using extended validation SSL

Overview Web business faces a crisis in confidence. Trust in site security is decling, resulting in consumers scaling back on web transactions or just opting out altogether. This white paper address the two main weakness of the current SSL system and the benefits of the new system.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	VeriSign	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Standards, SSL - TLS, Best Practices, E-commerce Security, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing

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Achieving compliance with GSi Code Of Connection (CoCo)

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Publisher:
Lumension

MessageLabs - The Dark Art of Spam

Quite simply, MessageLabs anti-spam solution provides businesses with the quality of protection they urgently need if they are to stay a step ahead of the spammers - and the increasingly...

Publisher:
MessageLabs, now part of Symantec

Maximising site vistors trust using extended validation SSL

Web business faces a crisis in confidence. Trust in site security is decling, resulting in consumers scaling back on web transactions or just opting out altogether. This white paper address...

Publisher:
VeriSign

Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government

The UK Data Handling Procedures in Government Report set out clear and mandatory procedures to be followed by all government employees that have access to and responsibility for citizen data....

Publisher:
Lumension Security

"We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us."

Organisations are being force towards indentity- based acess lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility & flexability, safeley empowering staff and rapid evolution of data cetres and core...

Publisher:
IBM

Ecommerce watchdog drives consumer protection

International Data Corporation has predicted that Internet commerce as a whole will be worth more than one trillion dollars by 2003, as more consumers shop online and the Web becomes a preferred avenue for business-to-business transactions.

Channel:
Law & Policy

French e-tailers 'less trusted' than high street stores

It is not safe to make payments using traditional SSL [secure socket layer], which is why we are promoting a smartcard reader. Figures show that two-thirds of users worry about the security of online transactions, while just under half believe...

Channel:
SOA/Web Services

Corporate secrecy hampering fight against cybercrime

In addition to concerns that owning up to being a victim of fraud can damage consumers confidence, e-tailers are also reluctant to report the crimes because of the way the payment system is set up. Cyber Source's Arnold said the problem of fraud on...

Channel:
Security Strategy

Santa Blair's online safety tips

Fronted by Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson, the festive campaign highlights the fact that credit card firms have to refund consumers for fraudulent transactions. He said: "Consumer confidence is, and remains the biggest issue for online...

Channel:
WebWatch

Passport problems could hit Microsoft in the wallet

Microsoft faces a possible investigation and significant fines for a security lapse that could have exposed the personal information of millions of consumers. Other ecommerce services also rely on Passport - it's used in transactions in online...

The Bloor Perspective: SMS spam, go phish and Windows Media Center

TiVo, the digital video recorder company, has confirmed that it is scaling down its business in the UK and has stopped manufacturing its DVR set-top boxes for sale here. If you have responded to any such requests, then scrutinise your credit card...

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