Tech Advisor - UK (2020-03)

94 TECH ADVISOR • MARCH 2020

SECURITY SPECIAL

share a common goal, however: extracting money or

personal data from an unsuspecting user. If you come

upon something that seems sketchy, here’s how to

check it out before you put your money down.

Three signs that a website is legitimate

Hopefully most websites you encounter are legitimate.

There are two quick ways to tell, plus one that requires

just a little more legwork.

1. URLs beginning
   with ‘https’ means the
   website is a secured
   site. That means
   it’s encrypted using
   SSL (Secure Sockets
   Layer) certificates that
   protect private data
   travelling between
   a dataserveranda
   webbrowser.

2.In addition, some

sitesareindependently

certifiedtobe secure by

displaying trustmarks such

asthe Norton Secured

Seal (managed by

ICANN WHOIS information