implement ssl, just do it!
If you read our blog regularly, you probably know by now just how often cyber security breaches are happening. It seems that big ones are happening weekly. The most recent larger breach coming in August with major hotel providers. Needless to say, online security in an increasingly digital world is a very important topic and even if you're well protected breaches still happen!
So what can you do? Well, sometimes there isn't much you can do. In fact, even when taking all the proper precautions you're still never 100% protected from cyber crimes. However, there are things you an do that are very simple, and securing your website is one of them. It's literally the least you could do to protect your company's online assets and protect your company from the liability of a cyber attack.
What does it look like?
It looks like the picture below. If you're on a website running SSL, you'll see a little green padlock in the upper left hand corner of the URL bar. If you're running Extended Validation like in the example provided, you'll see green text along with the padlock showing the company name and country of origin.
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Here are 3 reasons why you should implement SSL on your website today!
1. reason #1: All traffic is now encrypted
What does this mean? It means that anyone who visits your website is safe when browsing. Neither their connection to your website, or your connection to their computer can be halted, interfered with, or modified in anyway. Your website will always display the way you intend it to be displayed, and hackers cannot attempt to steal information from either side of the connection. This is so important that Google has decided to prioritize websites that are running SSL.
2. Reason #2: Customer information is exchanged safely
Let me guess, you've got contact forms on your website. Maybe you even sell things on your website. Chances are, there are ways for your visitors and potential customers to exchange information on your website. If you're not running SSL, this information is being exchanged freely, unencrypted on the open internet meaning it can be intercepted by hackers and malware. This is obviously terrible as identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. You want to always make sure that it is perfectly safe for visitors to your site to exchange information and that they know that!
3. Reason #3: it's really easy, and google gives you a free boost!
It used to be a big pain to implement SSL on your website, but today it's much easier. Most of the time, your website provider (or hosting company) will not only sell you the certificate but install it for you making it really easy. If you don't have a web provider, you can contact us and we're always here to help. Or if you're running WordPress, we have a pretty sweet guide right here on securing your entire site.
We know how important SEO is to our customers - and this has to be the easiest way to get a boost to yours. Securing your website will cause Google's search algorithm to give your website a boost in search rankings. No keywords, no traffic, no link building, just free Google score boost by running your website on https. You can't beat that!
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- Why You Need a WordPress Security Service
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- 3 Simple things To-Do for a more Secure Website
