{"id":11416,"date":"2017-05-26T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=11416"},"modified":"2017-05-26T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T18:59:10","slug":"5-ways-check-website-secure-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/5-ways-check-website-secure-not\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Check if a Website is Secure or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a <\/span>common phishing scenario<\/b><\/a>: you receive an email from your credit card company requesting you to click on a link, so you do. On the website, you are prompted to enter your personal information. But soon after, you find out that the website had been spoofed \u2014 your information has been stolen by cyber criminals. The best way to ensure you\u2019re not falling for cyber criminals\u2019 scams is by using an Anti-Hacking tool. Click here to stay safe online:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Deeplink_Activate-Anti-Hacking\"<\/a><\/center>The Anti-Hacking feature<\/span> blocks malicious websites<\/b> and warns you about a website\u2019s intentions so that you won\u2019t enter any personal information into it. It will make sure that you never fall prey to phishing attempts. Nonetheless, it\u2019s always good to know when a <\/span>website is not secure<\/b>, too, in case you ever happen to click on one. Here are five sure bets that a <\/span>website is not legitimate<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> How to Quickly Double-Check a URL Address<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. The URL is Not Correct. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If a website wants your personal information \u2014 legitimately \u2014 its URL should start with an \u201chttps:\/\/.\u201d If the website to which you want to navigate doesn\u2019t start this way \u2014 but normally, it does \u2014 you can bet it\u2019s a fake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. The Website Doesn\u2019t Have a Badge Verification. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      On the bottom of a secure website, you will see a \u201c<\/span>Secure and Verified<\/b>\u201d badge at the bottom of the website. You can click on this badge for more information. If the information provided doesn\u2019t match up with the website you\u2019re on, you might be on a fraudulent web page.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. The Website Doesn\u2019t Have a Lock Icon. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The lock icon \u2014 which is on the URL address bar at the top of your browser, usually to the left of the URL \u2014 is included on <\/span>secure websites<\/b>. Fake websites might not have a lock icon or they might create a fake one. Click on the lock icon to check for more information about the website.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. The Website Doesn\u2019t Have a Privacy Policy. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          If a website doesn\u2019t have a privacy policy, they also can\u2019t promise the security of your information. This could signal it\u2019s a bogus website, therefore, move on to a legitimate one.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. The Website Has an Expired SSL Certification<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            A website with an expired SSL certification means that the website \u2014 and any information you enter into it \u2014 is susceptible to attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

            It can be easy to be fooled by a spoofed website that looks and operates like websites you use regularly. However, be sure to be wary \u2014 and to use DFNDR\u2019s Anti-Hacking feature \u2014 to make sure you don\u2019t give away your private information.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            In phishing scams, cyber criminals create fake websites that look like the real ones to steal your information. Learn how to spot a malicious website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3671,301,303,308,312,3186],"class_list":["post-11416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-antiphising","tag-app2","tag-app3","tag-app6","tag-app8","tag-website"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}