How do you know that you have a secure site?

Written on May 5, 2008 by editor

by: Djai Tanji

Before, when a website uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and when the traffic is encrypted, it is as good as a secured website. But unfortunately, Encryption or that little lock that usually appears in your browser does not completely make a website secure because if your site you are submitting personal data to contains a Vulnerability, this means that an attacker can steal your data. Some sites may contain logos with “secured by ____” but you should not rely on that. A website owner can just copy the image and save thousands of dollars doing that. Better keep in mind that there are specific rules about web security for certain types of sites as well.

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