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Chrome Update Flags Your Website as Not Secure

Posted: July 25, 2018 to Cybersecurity.

Tags: Compliance, Data Breach, Malware

The most popular web browser is getting an update today, and it might scare visitors away from your website. Starting with today's release of Chrome 68, Google's web browser will mark websites as not secure if the site is not secured with an SSL certificate. What's so great about an SSL certificate? If your site isn't employing one, any data sent through the site can be seen by anyone snooping on it. This means it's easy for people to capture things like passwords and credit card information as it comes across as plain text. An SSL certificate, however, will encrypt that information, making it so hackers and snoopers can't read it. Having an HTTPS website through an SSL certificate has other advantages too, though. In addition to keeping information away from hackers and instilling trust in your visitors, HTTPS websites rank higher in search engines and help a site run faster. Not sure how to make your website secure or install an SSL certificate? Call us today for a free website audit. We'll implement multiple security layers, including SSL, so Google won't scare your website visitors away.

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Craig Petronella founded Petronella Technology Group in 2002 and has spent more than 30 years working at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, compliance, and digital forensics. He holds the CMMC Registered Practitioner credential (RP-1372) issued by the Cyber AB, is an NC Licensed Digital Forensics Examiner (License #604180-DFE), and completed MIT Professional Education programs in AI, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity. Craig also holds CompTIA Security+, CCNA, and Hyperledger certifications.

He is an Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author of 15+ books on cybersecurity and compliance, host of the Encrypted Ambition podcast (95+ episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon), and a cybersecurity keynote speaker with 200+ engagements at conferences, law firms, and corporate boardrooms. Craig serves as Contributing Editor for Cybersecurity at NC Triangle Attorney at Law Magazine and is a guest lecturer at NCCU School of Law. He has served as a digital forensics expert witness in federal and state court cases involving cybercrime, cryptocurrency fraud, SIM-swap attacks, and data breaches.

Under his leadership, Petronella Technology Group has served 2,500+ clients, maintained a zero-breach record among compliant clients, earned a BBB A+ rating every year since 2003, and been featured as a cybersecurity authority on CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, and WRAL. The company leverages SOC 2 Type II certified platforms and specializes in AI implementation, managed cybersecurity, CMMC/HIPAA/SOC 2 compliance, and digital forensics for businesses across the United States.

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