Secure your website noW, because trust matters

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.

In other terms: It encrypts data transmitted between your browser and website, such as an admin login or a contact form submission instead of transferring the data in plain text.

Anyone with a website needs an SSL.

• Blogs, personal or informational sites - SSL boosts Google ranking and prevents hackers from intercepting sensitive information when visiting the website.
• Business and non-profit sites - SSL established site legitimacy and protects visitor's information like login credentials and personal data.
• ecommerce sites - SSL secures customers' payment information.

• Site is compromised - A SSL will not protect against weak FTP passwords or vulnerable scripts. For hacked site, offer Website Security.
• Site is static (information only), has no areas for visitor input.

An SSL protects your customers by encrypting sensitive data like usernames, passwords and credit card numbers as they pass through your site.

• Customers are looking for it - visitors want to know the sites they visit are secure 
• Higher Google search ranking. Google uses SSL as a ranking signal. SSL- encrypted sites will be ranked higher than non-encrypted sites.
• "HTTPS everywhere" is a movement led by Google, Mozilla, and Apple, just to name a few, to make the Internet a safe place by default. HTTPS is not a nice-to-have anymore, it's a must-have. Browsers are or will be calling out non-secure sites with warnings and alert messages.
• Big security breaches grab the headlines, but the reality is small business are at higher risk. There's a rise in cyber attacks on small business simply because they're easy targets. Small business owners are less aware and less equipped to handle attacks. 80% of cyber attacks could be stopped by adopting simple basics such as an SSL.

We speak to tons of customers every single day that could benefit from a Secure Certificate. But which one should you get? The first step to answering this question is to understand the domain name or names that you want to secure.

• Protect One Website: Protects a website like coolexample.com
• Protect Multiple Websites: (UCC Certificate), Protects multiple websites like coolexample.com and amazingexample.net
• Protect One Website and All its Subdomains: (Wildcard Certificate), *.siteprotection.com will protect www.coolexample.com, cart.coolexample, and site.coolexample.com

Once you've determined how many domain/s need to be covered, your next step is to determine the appropriate level of validation for you.

The important thing to stress is that no matter what option you select, in order to issue the certificate as quickly as possible, we need you to actively participate in the validation process.

Maybe, you'll need to confirm with your host if they allow for 3rd party SSL installs. Some shared hosting providers do and all VPS and Dedicated Servers do.

Free SSL certificates lack the extensive validation and features of premium ones, potentially compromising security and trust. Invest in premium SSL for comprehensive protection, support and warranty.