With increased frequency and sophistication, fraudulent phishing sites are stealing personal information from unsuspecting online savers. WTDirect, an online savings bank, has added another layer of security to visually assure clients that theyre at the authentic WTDirect.com site.
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) February 27, 2008 -- WTDirect, which offers a high-yield online savings account, continues to help clients save with confidence with its latest security measure that helps identify authentic websites. With increased frequency and sophistication, fraudulent phishing sites are stealing personal information from unsuspecting online savers. WTDirect has added another layer of security to visually assure clients that theyre at the authentic WTDirect.com site.
Implemented in recent days, WTDirect clients using certain browsers can now be assured that they are at the genuine WTDirect.com website, not a site that may have been set up to steal their personal information. A green bar will appear at the top of their browser behind the URL www.WTDirect.com to indicate that the site is authentic.
If the website is identified as a known fraudulent site, or has some other sort of verification error, the address bar behind the URL www.WTDirect.com will turn a shade of red to warn clients not to enter their information.
This new security measure is another way to prevent phishing, which is the use of fraudulent websites set up to look exactly like legitimate websites so that unsuspecting consumers will enter their personal information, which can then be used to access their online bank accounts or credit cards.
Phishing attacks in general are getting more frequent and more sophisticated, so weve implemented an additional method of assuring our clients when theyre at the legitimate WTDirect.com site," explains Jill Herriott, Division Manager, WTDirect.
WTDirect currently employs several methods of ensuring the safety and security of their clients high-yield savings accounts and personal information, but most of these methods are behind the scenes. With this latest security measure, WTDirect is providing a visual cue to assure clients using Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 3 browsers that theyre at the authentic WTDirect.com site.
WTDirect is using VeriSign® Extended Validation (EV) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates that visually identify with a green bar websites that have passed additional authenticity validation.
Popular Internet browser Opera has announced its intention to offer Extended Validation SSL Certificates in an upcoming release.
About WTDirect:
Founded in 2006, WTDirect is a division of Wilmington Trust FSB, offering a smart way for discerning clients to manage larger deposits online with superior, personalized service. WTDirects signature product, an online high-yield savings account, features a consistently high interest rate, personalized service with human touch," and greater protection when it comes to online saving. WTDirect and Wilmington Trust FSB are part of the Wilmington Trust family of companies, which is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States and includes the leading retail and commercial bank in Delaware, founded in 1903. For more information, please visit www.wtdirect.com or call 1-800-WTDIRECT.
Contact information
Megen Morris
(302) 651-1462
mmorris @ wilmingtontrust.com
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