Each Black Friday, millions of eager shoppers wait patiently in the early morning cold to scramble for the best deals of the much-hyped day after Thanksgiving sales. But what if it is all for nothing? Many consumers have built their holiday shopping strategy around myths, rumors and misconceptions about Black Friday deals. “While it’s true [...]
Security expert Entrust says SSL digital certificates, strong awareness, the key to safer online shopping Once reserved for crowded malls and brick-and-mortar stores, shopping for the holidays has experienced a dramatic shift to online retailers. Unfortunately, it’s also a lucrative season for phishers and fraudsters, who use the jump in online traffic to illegally obtain [...]
National Cyber Security Alliance Finds that Security Questions Cause Online Retailers to Lose Sales As Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season and Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season on November 23, it is clear that Web site security plays a major part in consumers’ purchasing decisions, according to [...]