10 Tips for safe online shopping

1 Look for the signs for the sites you visit

SSL certificates
SSL Secure Sockets Layer encryption is any propos.SSL encrypts data such as personal connection prevents information and credit card numbers cybercriminals your data is excellent'identification of safety as the final on the side or bottom of the browser, or a URL that begins with "https".

Of "https padlock is not necessarily on your pages, you can visit until you log on to a page that must be secured if registration of your account or the screen connection and shop online for the verification of the screen."

Most of the sites must provide a link, users can view the certificate SSL and, if you want to know how can the looks like, click on the link below.

PCI DSS standard certificates
October 2009 all transactions over the Internet with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certificat.Cette standard applies to all organizations that deal with, or transmit cardholder information, credit or debit card.For organizations that process card payments, credit card fraud was founded by more stringent checks on data and its exposure to the "pirate".

There are several levels of certification, for example, some online stores is sufficient to complete the self-assessment questionnaire while others to open their systems and networks for controls security for third party organisations approved in accordance with the commercial banks, and with the Office often, we opted for a more rigorous control of Allsorts third parties.
There are a number of companies outside the certification, but in all cases, all servers in the PCI DSS standard certificate are available on their site somewhere.

3D Secure
Finally, there is something you can do as a client.
Visa and MasterCard have signed a secure transaction authentication process where the holder of card is not présent.Ceci is called 3D Secure can be regarded as version online technology "Chip and PIN", if the registered card, personal password specified in the process of checking the private offer option holder this code is a protection against any unauthorized use of the card on the participate in online stores and confirms that you have approved the carte.même holder if someone knows your credit or debit card, purchase is not complete without a password or security code also type.

Registration includes a rapid procedure and. single register to register directly verified VisaTM or MasterCard SecureCodeTM, secret password, create a personal message and you're done.the next time you shop online, you will be automatically prompted to verify the secret password.
Complete MasterCard MasterCard SecureCode system "call" and "verified by Visa" their visa.

2 Passwords and user names

If you have the option to change or the username for the generation of do not use your e-mail address, etc... it is also well known.
If the password initial as at the earliest opportunity were released some mixture of letters, numbers and symbols, but will ensure that you remember the next time.

3 card debit card payment

Avoid using your payment until the Bank provides guarantees the security of your credit card you cannot use a credit card.

4. never send e-mail payment information

To read by tiers.les trustworthy commercial sites, encryption technologies that will protect your personal information with other users using appear when you start the online transaction is not fully protected information on the Internet (including e-mail).

5. the "remember password" - no

Do not the option "remember password" when you register online, when passwords are stored on the PC and are the first thing the fraudster will focus .Certains malware was designed and written for the computer for these words of passe.à side, if you use a laptop loss or theft, passwords go with it.

6 Check your card statements

Review your statements regularly, not only to verify the transactions that you did, but research activities illégales.Les fraudsters usually begins with a small "test" card or personal information before using the seriously stolen data.

7. the privacy

Check the habit of checking your personal information will be used to provide only the minimum of personal data, in particular in the form online Web site privacy policy.

8 check the terms and conditions.

Check the places where you can visiter.Si you are really, return policies and for more information about the online transaction is closed and your rights as a client.Si they are not available, then on foot conditions.

9 antivirus software

Update the product antiviru.par example, your Microsoft set automatic updates and you do not have warning made to Microsoft Update.

10. the separate cards

Consider using a card for shopping online with a low cost limit to limit potential damage caused by or in the worst cases are used fraudulently.