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Secure Your Site With SSL

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Encrypting data on websites, especially forms, has been a hot topic in the web world for the last few months. A lot of the news has centered on Chrome and Firefox internet browsers pointing out to web users when a website doesn't have any encryption. The message will display on any site that has no encryption not just pages that have forms where users can submit usernames, passwords, phone numbers, or any other information.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates provide the necessary encryption for data that is sent between the web server and internet browser. Not only will this layer of protection better secure user-submitted information it will also make it more difficult for third-parties to hijack and change website content as it's transmitted to the web browser. SSL certificates are an industry standard and are in use on several of the website that you use everyday.

Adding an SSL certificate to your web site will give your users peace of mind especially if you have an ecommerce solution. There are budget-friendly means of incorporating encrypption on your web site. Contact us today and we can keep your users and web site content secure!



Categories: eCommerce, SEO/SEM, Web Development