The Value of Authentication on the Internet
The Internet today is an irreplaceable facet of our lives that continues to evolve and grow. From the early days of using email to communicate with colleagues and friends, to social networks that harbor countless amounts of personal information about us all, to online banking and commerce being a part of our everyday lives, the World Wide Web has become a preferred standard for how consumers want to transact.
Because of this, it becomes increasingly more important to ensure that you are talking to a trusted, legitimate company, and not an imposter trying to take you for the proverbial ride. We are all familiar with the gold padlock showing us that a site is secure, but what does that lock icon really mean? What else can we do as online businesses to ensure visitors to our sites that we’re the good guys?
- Presenting
- Ryan White; Symantec, Product Marketing
- Channel
- Information Security
- Date
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Oct 07 2010
- Duration
- 00:45
- Tags
- Authentication, IT, Security
