Thanks to your ongoing patronage and support, Trust Guard continues to grow and develop, helping thousands of online businesses of all shapes and sizes improve their online trust and increase their sales – from brand new startups to multi-national publicly traded companies.

We anticipate 2010 to be an incredible year for Trust Guard, with anticipated seal views exceeding 2.5 billion by over 400 million people.

In an effort to continually improve our services, we feel that a new, modern seal design should be added to our lineup, which is why we would like to propose the addition of our new Trust Guard ‘Chrome’ design.

While the new Chrome design retains the 4 standard sizes, we’ve decided to make it one solid color instead of the traditional two-tone design. What makes the Chrome seal stand out, is the use of color hues to make it appear to be reflective, like chrome or glass. We’ve also added some additional color options to the Chrome design that aren’t available in our other seal designs, namely charcoal and silver.

So, what do you think? We would love to know! Please cast your vote below.

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73% of all Websites Fail Their First Security Scan!

If that headline above doesn’t scare you then you need to be worried. When I first received the statistic that 73% of all Trust Guard client scans were failing with one or more Medium, High, or Severe vulnerabilities, I was shocked! Obviously, our clients that use our scanning services are able to discover these vulnerabilities and resolve them, but it left a huge question in my mind… What about the rest of the Internet? Nearly 3 out of every 4 websites online have significant vulnerabilities and they probably don’t even know it!

In my mind this was just unacceptable. So, I met with my staff and we started to brainstorm ways that we could both educate website owners and also give them a service where they could check their website for the 30,000+ known vulnerabilities out there. As a result of those meetings and a lot of hard work, we are excited to announce the launch of our brand new, full-featured scanning site, FreePCIScanning.com!

FreePCIScanning.com is a FREE service where any website owner can get their websites scanned and receive a full report showing all the vulnerabilities found and instructions on how to fix them. Pretty cool right?

To get your Free PCI Scan simply visit FreePCIScanning.com today.

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On June 15, 2009 TheFind announced that,

“It Will Include Major Trust Certifications Within Its Search Results by adding… VeriSign, buySAFE, Trust Guard and Other Trust Seals To Help Shoppers Make Informed Choices Upfront”

You can find out more about this announcement in a press release at Businesswire.com.

TheFind is a unique shopping search engine that currently attracts over 13 million shoppers every month, and is built upon a philosophy of being the most comprehensive shopping destination online.  What is amazing is that TheFind has sent traffic to over 100,000 unique retailers just in the last 30 days!

They recently launched a new Merchant Center for every merchant – large or small – who wants greater visibility and relevance within TheFind’s search results.  Simply log in to clain your store and submit your key information – including payment and shipping options, Twitter and blog URLs, customer service links and more – so that TheFind can share it with shoppers and help increase your store’s relevance and conversion rates.

Once you’ve claimed your store, you’ll be able to submit coupons and promotions and upload your logo and physical store locations.  Also, be sure to join your peers in their new UpFront Program which gives you an added boost of visibility and transparency.

For a limited time, TheFind is waiving the annual UpFront service fee for Trust Guard verified merchants, so be sure to join before the critical Holiday shopping season.

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Tags: buySafe, Seals, Shoppers, shopping search engine, TheFind, Trust Guard, VeriSign

Trust Guard was recently featured in a SmartMoney.com Article

Here is the quote from Neil Parmar at SmartMoney.com Magazine:

With more than 70 retailers and payment processors since 2006 reporting breached customer data, it’s no surprise consumers look for certified safety seals like VeriSign and Trust Guard on retail Web sites.

In the article, author Neil Parmar writes about the rise in identity theft and offers different measures consumers can take to protect themselves from breaches in consumer data. Parmar writes about a few ways to safeguard credit card information when shopping on the Internet. He suggests that consumers look for a certified safety seal, like the Trust Guard seal, before making a purchase online.

The article suggests that consumers need to take preventative measures against the rise in identity theft and consumer fraud in recent years due, in part, to the current economy.

The Wall Street Journal owns SmartMoney Magazine and SmartMoney.com. The goal of the magazine is to present ways to save, invest, and spend money. According to the publication’s mission, they “stress consumer service with action-oriented information.” The magazine itself has won three Pulitzer Prizes and three National Magazine Awards. Forbes Magazine has on multiple occasions named SmartMoney.com “Best of the Web.”

The 2009 holiday season is rapidly approaching and consumers need to be more careful and exercise caution when making online purchases. Trust Guard is an ideal solution for websites looking to confirm that they are reputable destinations where consumers can feel safe making a purchase.

Now more than ever it is time that you as a small business owner take control of your business and give the consumers what they want, which is security, privacy, and reliability. With Trust Guard you have this opportunity. Don’t wait any longer Get Trust Guard Today!

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