Instead, they're going after you. Perhaps it hasn't happened yet, but most expect these cases to start popping up as Web commerce proliferates. But technology lawyers and others say NCSA certification will not be an iron-clad piece of evidence for the defense because the certification, although i t's widely lauded, is not accepted by the entire industry as a standard.
Critics also point to weaknesses in the very concept.
Web sites that pass the tests are awarded with NCSA's Web-certification seal, intended to give customers and other users increased confidence that security is an important consideration at the site. Many in the industry characterize the NCSA's Web certification as simply another option in the burgeoning industry of Web-site risk assessment. The Big Six accounting firms, as well as vendors such as Trusted Information Systems Inc., also offer to check Web sites for security problems. It won't hurt, but it will just be another piece of evidence. Of more relevance is what a company's competitors are doing to secure their sites.