Posted by admin | Posted in Technology and Internet | Posted on 12-11-2009
Tags: Internet, Shopping
Do you love online shopping? I do. It’s not that I habitually do it every single day but I’m just one of those who loves the convenience and ease it brings like being able to browse various catalogs of products, check the products out and pay with just one click then just wait for the items to get delivered right at your doorstep. No need to spend for transportation expenses and no efforts and too much energy are wasted because all it takes is just a finger’s click.
As convenient as it can be, online shopping must be done very carefully to safeguard sensitive information such as our personal and credit card information. There’s always a risk because there are tons of hackers and unscrupulous souls out there. When shopping the least we can do is to check and make sure that the site is safely encrypted. But recently, internet security experts say that encryption is just not enough and what must online shops should avail are credit card tokenization services from Brain Tree Payment Solutions. It is one of the best ways to implement proper security and reach Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. As the name implies, it works in such a way that a set of random numbers or “token” is generated and stored to the merchant’s internal system when a credit or debit card is used. This way when the system is hacked, the hacker gets nothing but a useless and irrelevant set of numbers. Online shops should really consider adapting this technology. This way they do not only protect their clients’ personal information but they also safeguard their companies from suffering breach.
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One of my sisters didn’t believe people could get access to your info so I told her to wait till the afternoon when I got off work and I did some googling and brought home a page of info on her with her SSN and everything. She was more careful with her info after that. Thanks for sharing.