Internet Security

Internet Security

Have you ever felt uneasy about entering your credit card information
in an internet transaction? If yes, please read on.

Difference between http:// and https:// is all about keeping you secure.

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way
of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information
to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.

The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between
HTTP and HTTPS.

The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".
If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web
browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://.

This means that the website is talking to your browser using the
regular 'unsecure' language. In other words, it is possible for
someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the
website.

If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the
information you send to that site.

This is why you never...... ever........ ..... ever enter your credit
card number in an http website!

But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your
computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can
eavesdrop on.

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you
should automatically look to see if the web address begins with
https://

If it doesn't, then there's no way should enter sensitive information
like a credit card number! In internet banking, your bank's website (
after log in) will open with https://. If it does not, then do not
carry out any transaction but report it to the concerned bank.