Internet Users Urged to Stay Safe Over Festive Period
ST PETER PORT, Guernsey, January 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Online security is a major concern for internet users and it becomes even more of a
concern during periods when they are more active online than usual - periods just like the
Christmas holiday season. The team at advertSAFE are advising internet users to be as
vigilant as possible online this winter.
AdvertSAFE is an online company committed to helping website users to improve their
internet safety [http://www.advertsafe.com ] and security online. The company provides a
verified online community for other internet users to join and participate in with the aim
of making their internet use less of a risk when there are so many dangers out there on
the web.
At Christmas, people tend to use the internet more than usual. Online shoppers use
auction sites more regularly to buy and sell; online daters look for love with greater
intensity; professionals look for jobs more avidly as the year comes to a close; social
networkers engage in greater social activity and holidaymakers seek out deals on vacation
sites or advertise their own properties.
These are all online activities that entail holding an account, setting up a profile
or posting an advert. The team at advertSAFE [http://www.advertsafe.com ] want to make
sure that the people who enjoy these activities and who step up their involvement in them
around Christmas remain completely safe by being able to verify that they are who they say
they are - and, perhaps more importantly, to ask others to verify themselves.
Millions of people use the internet every day without any real security measures in
place beyond the basic anti-virus software and yet a high percentage of those people admit
that they sometimes have reservations about the safety of their online activity. The
experts at advertSAFE are keen to stress that being very active online without protection
simply isn't worth the risk.
Displaying an advertSAFE ID badge is the perfect way for internet users to let each
other know they can trust each other. It also makes them part of a community striving
towards a more transparent and trustworthy world wide web.