Lynx System Integrators Security Policy for Online Store

Secured by VeriSign

Every week there are new reports of internet security issues and unscrupulous criminal masterminds will continue to find more and more ways to take advantage of the uninformed, ripping off countless websurfers and in some cases even stealing their identities and ruining lives and families.

Many consumers believe that simply seeing a "padlock" when surfing a website is enough to assume that its safe to give up personal info, social security numbers, credit card info, or other vital information-- but that is simply just not true. Its very easy to set up a site with minimal information that will cause a browser to display a padlock, and fool the uninformed into a sense of security.

Web browser companies continue to improve their software to plug the holes that theives use to trick consumers into doing the wrong thing, and the latest form of web security is know as an EV-SSL Security Certificate.

Extended Validation SSL Certificates (also known as EV SSL) were created in direct response to the rise in internet scams and online fraud. Every company will want to qualify for these certificates to use on their websites, but the requirements set forth by the Certification Authority Browser Forum (CA/Browser Forum) are so tough that not every company will qualify.

The issuance process of EV Certificates is strictly defined in the EV Guidelines, that specify all the steps required for a Certification Authority (CA) before issuing a certificate, and includes:

• Verifying the legal, physical and operational existence of the entity
• Verifying that the identity of the entity matches official records
• Verifying that the entity has exclusive right to use the domain specified in the EV Certificate
• Verifying that the entity has properly authorized the issuance of the EV Certificate

Because the process to obtain EV-SSL security certificates involves much more stringent validation of the company applying for a certificate, the EV-SSL certificate provides a way for businesses to prove to their customers that they are who they say they are, and dealing with that website is as safe as possible.

Lynx System Integrators continues to meet the most stringent authentication and validation processes needed to offer the highest level of online security, and we are one of the first single vendor IT solutions companies to be implementing EV SSL technology on their online store's site.

The additional security provided by EV SSL will not impact your shopping experience. The only difference will occur in modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 7 or above, FireFox 3 or above, and Safari 3.2 or above. You will be 100% secure with the traditional padlock in all browsers; however, these newer browser will more clearly identify a secure web page by:

• Changing the address bar area green when you are on a page that asks for confidential information, like when placing an order on our site.
• The security status bar will clearly identify that you are dealing with "lynxsi.ca"
• The security status bar will also tell you that "lynxsi.ca" has been validated by VeriSign using guidelines listed above.

So when you see green in the address bar you will know that Lynx System Integrators has the highest possible level of security, verified by an independent company. You'll know then that it is safe to enter your details and are protected against online internet fraud, phishing, and other scams.

MaxMind Fraud Prevention

Lynx System Integrators uses the MaxMind fraud prevention system to help prevent fraudulent use of stolen credit credit cards

PCI-DSS Compliant

Lynx System Integrators online store is fully PCI-DSS compliant. This means we have kept up to date with the latest security standards set by an independent board of representatives.