Sunday 15 April 2012

SECURITY FOR ONLINE TRANSACTION



DEFINITION
  •  Online transactions can be monitored, recorded, and key logged by a variety of hackers and third parties without the knowledge or consent of the user and exchanging sensitive information without the appropriate encryption technology or security measures can make a computer user or identity particularly vulnerable.

ADVANTAGES

  • Online transactions take place at record speed, oftentimes faster than a standard credit card transaction or check processing.
  • Online transactions can be monitored, recorded, and key logged by a variety of hackers and third parties without the knowledge or consent of the user.
TYPE OF TRANSACTIONS




IMPORTANT!!!!

TIPS TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSACTION
S IS SECURE
1.      Use the latest Internet browser
2.    Look for digital certificates
3.    Read the privacy policy
4.    Only use one credit card
5.     Never give out passwords or user ID information
6.    Keep records of all of your Internet transactions
7.     After you've made purchases online, check your e-mail
8.    Not sharing passwords



2 comments:

  1. now i know how to make sure my transactions become secure anytime anywhere. thanks for this info. **

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