Protecting Your Personal Information
Business Online Banking Security
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To assure the security of your transactions, BSI Online requires browsers capable of 128-bit encryption. Our system is monitored 24 hours a day so that any suspicious activity is immediately identified. There are a number of other steps that have been taken to ensure the security of this data and your transactions, including 24 hour surveillance, real time reporting, automatic shutting down of your session if there is no activity for thirty minutes and encryption. Bath Savings Institution uses a dedicated server and a firewall which acts as a barrier between the Internet and the bank.
All information that is transmitted to and from us is encrypted. This means that your information is scrambled while it is on the Internet so that it can be kept private. You can identify a secured site with encrypted information. Users of Microsoft browsers will see a padlock appear during an encrypted session. Users of Netscape will be able to see if they are on a secured site by the small key at the bottom of the screen – if it is unbroken, the site is secure. If the padlock is locked, the site is secure.
There are many things you can do to ensure your security:
- Always use the latest version of your browser.
- Do not disclose your BSI Online Access ID or Password to anyone and do not write them down where they may be easily found.
- Do not use a password that can easily be guessed, such as your birthdate or a child's name.
- Change your password frequently.
- Do not leave your computer unattended after you have signed on.
- Be sure to use anti-virus software for all your Internet activity.
- A personal firewall helps to keep your information private. Whenever you are online, regardless of the type of Internet connection you use, your PC is vulnerable to attacks. A personal firewall can be hardware, software, or a combination of the two. Using a personal firewall is smart protection from hackers and loss of personal information.
If you forget your password, BSI Online allows three invalid attempts before locking the system. Your account must then be reset. Please call us during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST) at 1-800-447-4559, or send us a secure email message through our “contact us” email on this website with a number where you can be reached during the day. We may need to contact you for more information.
Internet Explorer has a feature, Intelliforms, which leaves a trail every time you fill in Web forms. If your browser’s history is not properly cleared, others can trace and access your personal information. To clear up this cached data, choose Tools on the menu bar, then Internet Options. The first thing to do here is to click on the Clear History button at the bottom of the window. (Lowering the numbers of days to keep the history to one or two is a good precaution). Next click on the Content tab and the AutoComplete button. A new window will pop up, then click the Clear Forms followed by the Clear Passwords buttons.