Ironic isn’t it?
December 15, 2007The past month a global advertisement campaign about the safety of online banking was launched. The campaign, named “Drie keer kloppen“, was designed to make people aware of the things they need to check prior to do online banking. With the number of phising mails trying to scam people this is necessary because a lot of people still fall for those scams.
The campaign focuses on three points:
- Check the computer security (e.g. anti-virus, firewall)
- Check the website (url and secure connection)
- Check the payment (follow the instructions)
However, I find it ironic to say the least that I’m presented with the following security certificate warning when accessing my online banking account:
This is just unbelievable. I can't imagine a bank of all
Jay Williams | December 15, 2007This is just unbelievable.
I can’t imagine a bank of all places would let their certificate expire.