I wouldn't enter my info in their system. I think you should rattle their trees, make contact with their "IT" staff, or do something. There's no excuse for that!
Did you try manually entering https into the address? Roger Wright ___ Sent from Tampa, FL, United States On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> wrote: > To all, > > This is an open question to all - > > What are the security risks of the following: I got a call from a recruiter > and they wanted me to go to their website, to take a some type of > proficiency test, and one of the fields asked for my Social Security Number. > I looked at the page and could not find anything to signify that this was a > secure website. No 'https://' or lock icon. I called them back and asked > the recruiter if they were aware that they were asking for pertinent > information on an unsecured website. They stated that they did this all the > time. I pointed out that if I entered my Social Security Number on that page > and submitted it that it would be sent over the Internet unencrypted and > unsecure. > > What is your take and how should I go about to have them correct this? > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
