Online Security & Payment Processing
Here’s some excellent advice from Consumer Reports:
1. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on 4/8/14.
- http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/03/how-to-deal-with-the-end-of-windows-xp-support/index.htm
2. Unfortunately, many merchants are still using XP for payment processing!
- http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/04/windows-xp-is-a-bigger-hacker-threat-than-heartbleed/index.htm
- http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/04/privacyatlas-com-aims-to-protect-you-from-data-breaches/index.htm
most merchants use PayPal for payment processing. if they don’t use PayPal I probably will avoid them.
""This is a big deal," said J. Joseph Finizio, executive director of the Retail Solutions Providers Association, a technology trade group."
“But not every business is equally diligent about security, and upgrades cost money. Consequently, "probably hundreds of thousands of retail locations worldwide are still using XP" Finizio said."
Online stores can be checked with: “Norton Safe Search” http://nortonsafe.search.ask.com
Look for the following rating: “Scanned Safe and Secured for online transactions”
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