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In today’s sensitive economy consumers, more than ever, are looking for bargains and deals for their holiday shopping needs. By shopping around online, the Internet (perhaps more than any brick and mortar store) offers shoppers these desired savings. Online shopping reduces the time spent searching for the best gifts and as a bonus doesn’t carry the high fuel costs of travelling from store to store in order to find the best deals for this years “must have” gifts.
In pursuit of a good deal people may venture away from the online brands they know best . Unfortunately fraudsters are out there, and will not only try to take advantage of uninformed shoppers but will at times masquerade as trusted companies offering a great deal – a practice known as “phishing”. GlobalSign’s free consumer guide offers best practices delivered through “Five Tips to Take the Worry Out of Online Shopping” and can help consumers ensure they do not fall foul to any opportunistic fraudsters. Tips and their expanded explanations include:
1. Look for the “secure site” indicators
2. Protect your privacy & identity
3. Be on the lookout for scams
4. Use a safe method of payment
5. Get the details, keep the records
With identity theft at an all time high, showing consumers how to look for “secure site” indicators such as the yellow padlock or the green address bar, and what they represent, can be invaluable information in today’s world. It is more important than ever to protect your privacy and identity online. Being aware on how to spot a potential scam will help prevent falling victim to fraud. In addition, using safe payment methods such as credit cards and knowing what details and records to keep will help consumers to report their claims and recover monies lost should they fall foul to fraudulent entities.
“Having been operating as an online security provider by identifying and securing tens of thousands of ecommerce web sites over the last 12 years, GlobalSign has seen fraud evolve to highly sophisticated levels,” commented John Murray, VP Sales at GlobalSign Inc, “We wish to pass on our insight to all consumers to ensure that people’s elation at beating the crunch and finding that online bargain isn’t overshadowed by falling victim to the growing number of scams. We encourage consumers, no matter how tech savvy they are, to read our free guide and stick to some basic safety principles.”
GlobalSign invites ecommerce providers to show or send the “Five Tips to Take the Worry Out of Online Shopping” to their customers in order to better inform them on the steps you have taken and what they can do to ensure the protection of their identities and online transactions.
To download the free consumer guide please visit www.globalsign.com/safe-shopping
About GlobalSign
Established in 1996 and as a WebTrust accredited public certificate authority, GlobalSign offers publicly trusted SSL, including EV SSL Certificates, S/MIME and Code Signing Certificates for use on all platforms including mobile devices. Its Trusted Root solution uses the widely distributed GlobalSign Root CA certificates to provide immediate PKI trust for Microsoft CA and enterprise CAs, eliminating the costs associated with using untrusted Root Certificates. Its partnership with Adobe to provide Certified Document Services (CDS) enables secure digitally signed PDF e-documents. These core Digital Certificate solutions allow its thousands of customers to conduct secure online transactions and data transfer, distribute tamper-proof code, and bind identities to client certificates for email security and remote two factor authentication. The company has a history of innovation within the online security market and has offices in the US, UK, Belgium, Japan, and China.
About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, e-commerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449). Please visit www.gmo.jp/en for further details.
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