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Post by account_disabled on Nov 29, 2023 4:11:44 GMT -5
How to understand if a site is safe and reliable How to understand if a site is safe and reliable Elisa ConsigliJuly 21, 2021 How to evaluate the credibility, security and reliability of a website before using it? Here are 7 helpful tips. Land online scams and phishing attempts are commonplace. Before visiting a website, making an online purchase or sharing your information online we should always ask ourselves. “Is this website safe?” But how do Special Data you understand if a site is safe? Here are 7 tips for “testing” the reliability and security of any website. 1. Check that the site uses the HTTPS protocol 2. Check the URL carefully: is it the official website? 3. Check online reviews from other users 4. Rate the site. Does it seem reliable to you? 5. Check the presence of the “Contact us” section 6. Use the “WHOIS” to search for the owner of the domain 7. Check the reputation of the site with simple online tools 1. Verify that the site uses the HTTPS protocol. The first element you need to take into consideration to verify the security of a website is the use of the HTTPS protocol through the presence of an SSL Certificate. SSL is the acronym for “Secure Sockets Layer”, a protocol that allows the transmission of information in an encrypted and secure manner . The presence of an SSL Certificate within a website ensures that the exchange of data between the browser you use to browse the Internet and the site's server takes place in a secure and encrypted way, without any theft of information taking place .
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