Comments on: Holiday Safety Tip: How to be a Safe Online Shopper http://reputation.com/blog/2009/12/17/holiday-safety-tip-how-to-be-a-safe-online-shopper/ ReputationDefender Blog | Online Privacy, Online Reputation Management, Identity Management Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rob Frappier http://reputation.com/blog/2009/12/17/holiday-safety-tip-how-to-be-a-safe-online-shopper/comment-page-1/#comment-10778 Rob Frappier Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:44:50 +0000 http://www.reputationdefenderblog.com/?p=1983#comment-10778 Thank you for your comment Toby. Our readers would be wise to follow your advice. Thank you for your comment Toby. Our readers would be wise to follow your advice.

]]> By: Toby Galino http://reputation.com/blog/2009/12/17/holiday-safety-tip-how-to-be-a-safe-online-shopper/comment-page-1/#comment-10776 Toby Galino Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:01:18 +0000 http://www.reputationdefenderblog.com/?p=1983#comment-10776 All good seasonal tips -- user's should abide by these all year long, whenever shopping or conducting any financial transactions online. In order to take advantage of the latest security enhancements, upgrade your browser on a regular basis. Most banks and ecommerce sites have implemented Extended Validation SSL, so the URL turns green when you're logged in -- making it easier to spot phishing attempts, etc. Online phishing attempts can lead to some serious hardship if mistaken for the real thing, so I try to always take look at the website name for any added characters as well as the green URL which ensures I'm logged in via EV. All good seasonal tips — user’s should abide by these all year long, whenever shopping or conducting any financial transactions online.

In order to take advantage of the latest security enhancements, upgrade your browser on a regular basis.

Most banks and ecommerce sites have implemented Extended Validation SSL, so the URL turns green when you’re logged in — making it easier to spot phishing attempts, etc.

Online phishing attempts can lead to some serious hardship if mistaken for the real thing, so I try to always take look at the website name for any added characters as well as the green URL which ensures I’m logged in via EV.

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