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If a Web site
doesn't have their security set up properly, your credit card
information could be seen by any hacker who cares to look at it.
However, if the site's security is set up correctly, there should
never be a problem with you credit card information falling into the
wrong hands. Let's go over a few simple rules of thumb that you can
use to protect yourself when buying on the Internet. The first you
should NEVER do is send a credit card number through Email. It would
be extremely easy for a knowledgeable hacker to intercept an Email message--which
would be very bad if it contained information like your credit card
number. If a site wants you to buy something by sending your credit
card number to them through Email, just keep on shopping. It's not
worth the risk. The second thing you should never do is enter credit
card information into a form on a Web site unless they tell you that
the form (or site) is secure. Although you can't really tell if
they're telling the truth or not, they usually are. |
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A better way
to tell if a form really is secure is by looking at the address bar
in your browser (see the picture below). When you're looking at the
form where you're supposed to enter your credit card number, the
address should begin with "https://", not
"http://". That little letter "s" in there means
that the information that you're sending the site through the form is
encrypted, which means that even if someone intercepts the
information, they won't be able to do anything with it. Any questions
regarding our virtual secured web server could be directed to
support@icom.com . Usually, shopping on the Web is much safer than
shopping over the phone, or even through the mail. There's a much
smaller chance that a telephone operator or a waiter will write down
your credit card number and then sell it, or that a store will throw
out a receipt and someone will dig through the store's garbage to
find it. Especially if you keep the rules just mentioned in mind,
you'll most likely have a very good experience shopping over the Internet. |
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We use only
the most advanced technology to protect the information that’s
important to you. Our secure server software, Secure Socket Layer
(which is supported by Netscape 2.0+, Microsoft IE 3.0+ and most
frames-enabled browsers) keeps all of your personal information,
including your credit card number, name, address and email address,
totally safe from unauthorized access. Once you begin a transaction,
the rest of your visit will take place on our secure server. If you
are using either Netscape or Microsoft browsers, a small key or
padlock will appear in the bottom right corner of your browser,
reminding you of the security of your transaction. Should
unauthorized use of your credit card occur, most banks cover all
charges resulting from the unauthorized use or may limit your
liability to just $50. |
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