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| Insightek
uses several layers of technology to ensure the confidentiality
of your transactions.
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| Browser
Encryption
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| We require
the use of a secure browser to access account information, view
confidential reports, and change settings. Netscape Navigator®,
Netscape Communicator, and Microsoft® Internet Explorer are
all secure browsers. If you are not using one of these browsers,
or feel your browser does not meet the security requirements
of Insightek, use one of the following links to download an
upgraded browser. |
| Click
here to check your current browsers security and
encryption levels. |
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| Microsoft®
Internet Explorer 5.0x 128-bit version. To upgrade
to the enhanced Internet Explorer web browser with 128-bit encryption:
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| Netscape
Navigator® 4.0x. To download the 128-bit version,
choose the operating system, language, and product version;
then select "Download strong U.S./Canada-only encryption if
available"; then click on the "Download for Free" button. |
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| If
you have America
Online, use the keyword UPGRADE. |
| Remember
that once you've downloaded the proper browser, you must install
it on your computer. Follow the browser manufacturer's instructions
that appear on your screen. |
| Secure
browsers employ Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to communicate
with servers. This technology encrypts or scrambles your account
information so it's virtually impossible for anyone other than
Insightek to read it. |
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| What
is SSL? |
| SSL
is a protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation
to provide secure communications on the Internet. SSL does three
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Authentication - SSL verifies that you've connected to the
Insightek server. You can be assured that you are actually
communicating with Insightek, and not a third party trying
to intercept the transaction.
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2.
Encryption - SSL creates a secure communication channel
by encrypting all communication between the user and the
server so that even if someone does intercept part of the
communication they cannot read it.
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3.
Validation - SSL conducts a cryptographic word count to
ensure data integrity between the server and the user. The
word count or checksum provides a count of the number of
bytes in a document and ensures the exact number of bytes
is transmitted and received. With SSL, even this checksum
is encrypted so it cannot be modified. If a message is not
received in its entirety or if it has somehow been corrupted
or changed, it is rejected and another copy of the message
is sent automatically.
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| How
can I tell when my connection is secure? |
| To confirm
that your information is encrypted perform the following steps:
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With
a Netscape browser, right-click, select 'View Frame Info'
or select 'View' | 'Page Frame Info' from the browser menu
bar. For Macintosh users, Ctrl-click, select 'New Window
with this Frame' OR select 'View' | 'Page Info' from the
browser menu bar.
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With
an Internet Explorer browser, right-click, select 'Properties.'
For Macintosh users, Ctrl-click, select 'Open Page in New
Window.'
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Check
the web address that you have accessed. If you are in a
secure area, the address will appear as https://www. Notice
the "s" in the address. This means that you have accessed
a secure server.
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| User
Name and Password |
| To access
account information, you must provide a User Name and a Password
to enter the secure area of the site. Your Password is not displayed
when entered. If you do not provide this information, we cannot
establish a connection to the Insightek Report Center for you.
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| How
I can protect myself? |
| Protect
your Password. |
- Never reveal your Password to anyone.
- Never write your Password down where anyone can find it
or figure out what it is.
- Do not use the same password for different accounts (for
example your Insightek Password should not be the same as
your e-mail password). The compromise of a single system
should not jeopardize the security of other systems you
use.
- Change your password often, and be sure that you do not
use common words that can be found in a dictionary, or numbers
in a series. Try using birthdays combined with pet names,
or sports teams combined with a birthday for example.
- Never access the Insightek secure site from a computer
that an untrusted individual may have access to.
- Treat your Insightek User Name and Password with more
care than you use for your ATM or credit card PIN. With
the PIN, you need to present the card. Here you only have
the Password.
- Be sure that no one is physically watching as you enter
your Password.
- Take standard precautions to keep your computer free from
viruses because there are some that could be used to capture
your keystrokes.
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| End
your Session. |
- Use our "Log Out" feature if you are going to be away
from your computer for an extended period of time. The logout
will end your session and you will be forced to submit your
User Name and Password before entering the web site again.
- Shutting down your browser is also a good way of preventing
others from using your access.
- After a period of inactivity your current session on the
web site will automatically timeout. To restart your session,
all you have to do is re-enter your User Name and Password
at the login screen.
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| Network
Security and Monitoring |
| Firewalls
are used to shield Insightek's systems and proprietary network
from any unauthorized Internet traffic. The purpose of a firewall
is to ensure that only Insightek traffic is allowed to pass
to Insightek systems and networks all other traffic from the
Internet is rejected. Firewalls also create logs of network
traffic that allow for centralized auditing and security monitoring.
Ensuring the security of your confidential information is an
ongoing process at Insightek. As such, we employ around the
clock security monitoring of the Insightek systems and network.
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| Is
it safe for me to view confidential information over the Internet?
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| As reported
in a recent Knight-Ridder News Service article (which appeared
in the Philadelphia Inquirer), "In 1997, there were no reports
of credit-card information stolen on the World Wide Web during
a transfer of information over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line,
the kind of line used by Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer.
There were no slip-ups. None." In the same article, Russell
Bodoff, general manager of the Better
Business Bureau Online, stated that consumers need
to understand "that the Internet is a safe, reliable place to
conduct business." In a Washington Post article, David Medine
of the Federal Trade Commission suggested that it is much safer
to transmit your credit card number over the Internet than to
give it to a waiter at a restaurant or read it aloud over a
cordless phone two activities that are generally taken for granted
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| Security
Definitions |
| Authentication:
The process of verifying the identity of both of the participants
involved in communication. |
| Cookie:
A "cookie" is a small text file placed on your hard drive by
our Web Page server. Cookies are commonly used on Web sites
and do not take up much space, harm your system, or provide
anyone information about you or your computer. |
| Encryption:
A method of scrambling information while it moves from one source
to another to prevent others from reading it. |
| Firewall:
Firewalls are used to shield Insightek's network from the Internet.
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| Online
Security: Insightek makes certain security recommendations
to help protect your account. |
| Secure
Browser: An Internet browser that has SSL encryption version
3.0 or higher to conduct secure financial transactions over
the Internet. |
| Secure
Socket Layer (SSL): A form of security that uses authentication,
encryption, and verification to protect information being transmitted
over the Internet. |
| Secure
Transaction: A transaction that is protected from outside
tampering. |
| Verification:
The process of examining data transmitted over the Internet
to guarantee that it was not altered (either intentionally or
accidentally) during transit. |
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