Security on the Internet
Netscape's On
Internet Security answers some of your questions about security
and privacy of information on the Internet. In it you'll find security
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) concerning Netscape security features,
cryptography, cookies, certificates, etc.
Microsoft
Security Advisor has security information about technologies,
known issues, and patches for Microsoft browsers, email clients, etc.
See the article of March 28 entitled "Credit Card Security Concerns
and Microsoft's Response" for some interesting information on secure
credit card information transfers through web sites. Web sites should
be using the W3C-approved secure POST protocol, not the GET protocol.
Of particular importance is setting your browser's security options
so that you are prompted before applets are executed on your computer.
You'll then need to decide if the applet should execute. This gives
you the control of what others on the Internet can execute on your computer.
If you have any URLs pertaining to Internet Security, use our contact
form to email them to and us and before to state "Internet
Security URL" in the comment/questions field.
