E-tailer keeps telling me site is secure when even I can see it is not.
 

I aint no hacker, just a consumer, but Im getting worked up with a e-tailer who claims their site is secure and even as a naive consumer I can see it is not!

Anyone please feel free to check it out, full background details can be found here:

?http://www.lancerregister.com//show...&threadid=24249

The site in question can be found here:

http://www.j-w-racing.com


So tell me is it secure?

define secure

In this scenario encrypt the cred card + security number + details instead of send it open to all.

it's not. normal sites switch to encrypted when the cc detail screen comes up. not good

email the bozo's and ask them WTF

I did email them. They gave me lots of abuse and said I was wrong. Im just a plain old consumer and have nothing to do with web develop. (telecoms dude instead)

See the scenario here:

http://www.lancerregister.com//showt...threadid=24249

Obviously they only care for consumers' money, not consumer care.
As always with these type of companies, taking your money and your business elsewhere will keep *you* happy. If you got a national consumers Watchdog (you have), firing off a message wouldn't be a bad idea IMO because:

1. A simple search for "Actinic" leads to a CSS issue: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4042/discussion/
2. A simple search using Netcraft shows no SSL capable site for www.j-w-racing.co.uk (.com is a redirect). In fact, traffic to port 443 is just blocked. Netcatting or telnetting to their :443 shows the same result.
3. AFAIK is you login it doesn't get posted to an SSL capable URI.

like i said, bozo's. some sales dweeb that wouldn't know a secure connection if he saw one.

report them to the cc companies, they lose tons of money each year due to fraud, i think they would be happy to slap around a vendor that is being that stupid.

"Bozo's" just ain't gonna cut it if you report the site, but vulnerabilities, no traffic security and Cc companies... now there's arguments ppl can deal with.

i still like 'bozo's', maybe 'dunderheads'