VeriSign Debuts New Online Trust Seal

“How do you know that the site you’re visiting isn’t infected
with malware? VeriSign is trying to make the answer easier for
users to know with the introduction of its new VeriSign Trust
Seal.

“As part of the Trust Seal service, VeriSign will scan a Web
site to ensure that it is free from malware and then enable the
site’s operator to display the Trust Seal as a trust mark for
users.

“The effort complements VeriSign’s existing Secured trust mark,
which is geared for e-commerce sites. However, the new Trust Seal
is not attached to an SSL certificate and does not provide data
encryption, so it’s not appropriate for transactional sites — nor
will VeriSign grant such sites a Trust Seal, it said.”

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