Website Security

Does a simple website need security?

Don’t have an SSL Certificate?

We turn to the internet for everything. From simple searches to selling and buying, it is the introduction of an E-world. With this dominating trend, online security has become a necessity.

With its recent announcement, earlier this year, Google will flag all the unencrypted websites.

This means if your website doesn’t have an SSL certificate, it will display a ‘Not Secure’ in the URL bar.

When Do You need to Worry About SSL?

With Chrome version 62 being released, websites with any kind of text input will need an SSL certificate.

Does your website takes text inputs in the form of login panels, contact forms, search bars, etc.
Is your website on HTTP://?

If it’s a YES to both these questions, you need to install SSL to avoid any risks or warnings. If you don’t implement SSL soon, your visitors will see a “Not Secure” warning on visiting your site.

What is SSL Certificate? And How it Works?

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.

If you don’t have the SSL certificate, a secure connection cannot be established, that means, your company information will not be digitally connected to a cryptographic key.

SSL Certificate has following information:

Name of the holder
Serial number and expiration date
Copy of the certificate holder’s public key
Digital Signature of the certificate-issuing authority

A SSL will protect you and your visitors as it Encrypts Sensitive Information and helps prevent cyber crimes.

According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybersecurity damages will cost the world over $6 trillion annually by 2022.

It is impossible to escape the rising tide of cybercrime if your website doesn’t have an SSL certificate. They will identify weaknesses in your network…mostly, when information is transmitted.

SSL Protects Data

The core function of an SSL certificate is to protect server-client communication. On installing SSL, every bit of information is encrypted. In layman’s terms, the data is locked and can only be unlocked by the intended recipient (browser or server) as no one else can have the key to open it. While dealing with sensitive data such as IDs, passwords, credit card numbers, etc., SSL helps you protect against the mischievous army of hackers and skimmers. As the data is turned into the undecipherable format by SSL, hacker’s skills prove to be an edgeless sword against the unsurpassable encryption technology of SSL certificates.

Better Search Engine Ranking

Google made changes to its algorithm in order to give the upper hand to SSL enabled websites. This has been evident in various studies conducted by SEO experts around the world.