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The Importance Of Securing Your Website
A cyber attack happens every 40 seconds. Of those attacks, 43% target small businesses.
To protect your website from this type of malicious hack, you should take one important precaution: Secure Your Site.
In the past, SSLs have only been deemed necessary for eCommerce websites or sites that request personal information such as a phone number, address, or email address. Today, this is not the case. Every website should be secure, for a myriad of reasons.
The first and most important benefit of having an SSL on your site is that it protects your site visitors' information by encrypting data that is transmitted from your site so that it can only be interpreted by the recipient, where it is decrypted. This helps to deter a type of cyber attack called eavesdropping. It is also necessary to have an SSL on a site that collects credit card information in order to be PCI compliant.
Additionally, having an SSL helps to protect from scams such as phishing, where a fraudulent website will try to pose as your business. Having an SSL on your site is a method of verification, letting customers know what site is valid.
By securing your site, you prevent a warning from displaying on your site letting your visitors know that the site is not secure. Having that alert pop up leaves a negative impression about your website. Google places great importance on “customer experience”. To enforce this, starting in 2018, they started identifying websites that are not secure by putting a red alert in the address bar where the SSL padlock should be. In some cases, it will even present a warning screen that tells the site visitor that the site is not secure and asks if they are sure they want to proceed. A considerable amount of traffic could be lost in this exchange. Site security is also a factor in Google ranking, so not having an SSL could negatively affect your site's search engine performance.
Even if you don’t request any private information on your site, security is now the norm. It is expected of sites to be secure because that translates to trust. It lets your visitors know that their privacy and security are important to you. In short, it just looks better to have an SSL than to not. At this point, it is a matter of perception as much as it is actually necessary. However, public perception is important when you are trying to drive traffic to your website.
The only con that people typically tout when discussing whether or not to get an SSL is the cost associated and the time it takes to apply it. Well, lucky for you, Homestead offers a free and automatic SSL when you build a site with Website Builder, our newest building platform.
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tdjconsultants6042
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174 Points
5 years ago
so this shows that I didn't get a "free and automatic SSL"
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ken7517
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5 years ago
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philip0404
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5 years ago
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lilette7874
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60 Points
4 years ago
Hi Michelle,
I have the same issue. Utahland.org was built using WebsiteBuilder but is now showing as Not secure. Can you assist us?
Tony
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butch1385
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632 Points
4 years ago
Hi my websites is not secured. i am using website builder already. my website toysmanila.com was terminated because i can no longer open it. now my maniladecor.com experiences the same problem. how can i secure my websites ? i read that " Well, lucky for you, Homestead offers a free and automatic SSL when you build a site with Website Builder, our newest building platform. " Pls help
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oldtownpaint0965
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100 Points
4 years ago
October 29, 2020
I need help securing my website. Please help.
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robert6718
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60 Points
4 years ago
My site globalministrysupply.org needs SSL added. How do I do it please?
Thank you
Bob
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jason3437
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90 Points
4 years ago
I recently built a new website using websitebuilder (old site was built with sitebuilder). The site is now showing not secure phoenix-arch.com . How can I fix that?
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barb9183
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60 Points
3 years ago
I have an existing site in Sitebuilder that I'd like to update with SSL certificate. I thought I'd done the Cloudflare correctly, but it never updated and still indicates "Not Secure". Can I redo the site in the new builder and leave the old site up until I'm done? Thanks.
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jean0219
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170 Points
3 years ago
I am pretty much a novice. I buiIt my website years ago with Homestead. I need an SSL for www.briarwoodestatescommunity.com. Could you please walk me through how to do this? I have read the help that has been given to others in this thread, and I have tried the suggestion of putting my domain name in the link you provided to others. I am getting a "domain doesn't exist" message.
Help please?
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trina2149
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172 Points
3 years ago
I have had my website since 2007. I never had any problems in the past and did not change anything on the site builder. I was recently made aware my website is no longer secure. Why is this? I’ve been paying monthly for years to have this website domain. It used to be secure. I know nothing about theses settings. This is very frustrating that these changes were made. I’m not sure how long my site has not been secure. Can someone fix this for me. www.staycleancleaning.net
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suzanne4571
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70 Points
3 years ago
I don't understand. If I build a new website, what will happen to the one I have/
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russ9136
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252 Points
3 years ago
Can you please help me with my best options to make my site secure. My website is www.radonrus.com ? I am also wandering if someone would be able to help me redesign my site at no cost. I am looking at having all the information from my 3 tabs to be on the first page instead of 3 separate pages. Then they can just click on the tab at the top to go to that area.
Thank you in advance.
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brian3440
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60 Points
3 years ago
I have a SSL from another company. How do I get the CSR from Homestead?
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john5471_e3db59
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190 Points
2 years ago
I created RMPO.org in WebSiteBuilder and upgraded privacy last month but the site still indicates it is not secure.
How long does it take for the upgrade to take effect?
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