Security
Statement
Sensitive
Data Security
To
protect your sensitive data, such as your credit card information,
ForwardWeb makes use of SSL technology.
SSL
(Secure Socket Layer) is a protocol developed by Netscape
that enables a web browser and a web server to communicate
securely; it allows the web browser to authenticate the
web server. The SSL protocol requires the web server to
have a digital certificate installed on it in order for
an SSL connection to be made.
Thanks
to SSL-enabled web servers and a Thawte SSL certificate,
a customer connecting to a secure website is assured of
three things:
- Authentication:
The website really is owned by the company that installed
the certificate.
- Message
privacy: Using a unique "session key", SSL
encrypts all information exchanged between your web
server and your customers, such as credit card numbers
and other personal data. This ensures that personal
information cannot be viewed if it is intercepted by
unauthorized parties.
- Message
integrity: The data cannot be tampered with over the
Internet.
Our customers benefit because they know that by checking
the details in the certificate, they can assure themselves
that the website they are dealing with is in fact the
website they want to be dealing with. They also know
that a third party on the Internet cannot intercept
their credit card or personal details.
Network
Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service
remains available to all users, ForwardWeb's computer systems
employ software programs to monitor network traffic, to
identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information,
and to prevent denial of services attacks or other attacks
intended to cause damage. Unauthorized modification of any
information stored on this system may result in criminal
prosecution.
Site Security
ForwardWeb's network operations center has many security
measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration
of the information under our control. Entrance to the facilities
is guarded by card key access and a biometric hand scan
entry system. Security guards are at the entrances and all
areas are under video and motion sensor surveillance.
