By Poly, Solution Sales Specialist at Flat Rock
Since the beginning of the Internet Age, the topic of cyber security has troubled the online audience – would my data be secured, can I trust this website, is it a good idea to share my contact or credit card details here, etc.
Ever since then website owners have paid extra attention on how to obtain and protect their customers’ data. And this is where online security certificates take place. The most commonly used and a mandatory requirement for any online business is the famous SSL certificate. Even though it has been a security tool for years now, there are still many people who don’t know how it actually protects your users.
What is SSL and why use it?
There are two main reasons why you need to use an SSL Certificate. The first one is in the case that you accept credit card payments on your website. The second one applies if you have sensitive and confidential information, which you would like to keep secure while it is being accessed through the web. SSL certificates also protect your passwords from being intercepted when they are typed in a secure login page.
How will it help my business?
Using SSL certificate will secure:
> Your and your clients’ online payment transactions
> System logins and any sensitive information exchanged via the web
> Your webmail and applications (Outlook Web Access, Exchange and Office Communications Server)
> Any workflow and virtualization applications (such as Citrix) or cloud-based computing platforms
> Files transfer over https and FTP services (for example in the case that you own a website and update new pages on the platform/transfer large files)
> Hosting control panel login and activity connected with Parallels, cPanel, etc.
> Intranet based traffic – internal networks, chats, file sharing systems, extranets, database connections
