Question

A user is connecting to an e-commerce server to buy some widgets for a company. the user connects to the site and notices there is no lock in the browser security status bar. the site does prompt for a username and password and the user is able to log in. what is the danger in proceeding with this transaction?

Answer 1

The lack of lock in the browser security status bar indicates that the site is not secure. The danger of proceeding with the transaction is that THE USER IS USING THE WRONG BROWSER TO PERFORM THE TRANSACTION. The site is not secure and all the passwords and other sensitive information that the user is using can easily be copied and used against him.