Website Security Policy

1. Website security measures and procedures

The Treasury Department recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the website to protect the user’s data from destruction or intrusion by bad actors or those who do not have the right to access such data. Therefore, the website security measures have been established by using advanced information security standards with Secured Socket Layer (SSL) technology, which is a technology that secures access to the information through code at the level of 128 bits (128-bit encryption), encrypting every financial transaction over the internet network of the Treasury Department. Consequently, the information cannot be used by those who intercept it in transit. The user may see that encryption is primarily used to keep data secure by looking at the protocol name, www.treasury.go.th. 

2. Optional technology for maintaining security

In addition to the security measures and procedures, the Treasury Department generally uses the following advanced technologies to protect your personal information:

A firewall is a software system that restricts access to information to those who are authorized by the Treasury Department or who have the necessary authorization. The Treasury Department has deployed virus-scanning software exclusively on the server in addition to installing high-performance anti-virus software on all computers used for services, which are updated on a regular basis. Cookies are small computer files that will temporarily store the necessary information on the user’s computer for convenience and speed of communication. However, the Treasury Department is well aware of the privacy of service users who wish to avoid the use of cookies. If cookies are required, the Treasury Department will take the users’ security and privacy very seriously. Every time users use the Treasury Department’s services after deactivation, they should log off. In the event that the user forgets to log off, the system will log off automatically within a reasonable time for the safety of the user.

3. Security tips

Although the Treasury Department has high standards for technology and security methods to help prevent unauthorized access to your personal or confidential information as abovementioned, it is generally known that there are currently no security systems in place to protect your information from being destroyed or accessed by unauthorized persons. Therefore, you should follow these security guidelines.

• Be careful when downloading programs from the internet. The website address should be checked correctly before logging in to the services to prevent the case of website tampering.
• Install a virus checker on your computer and try to keep your virus checker up to date.
• Install a personal firewall to protect the computer from malicious attacks, such as crackers or hackers.