The internet becomes very popular around the world. As it provides many benefits to us but also defamed for bad reasons as well and most popular ones among them Are stealing. Today's greatest treasure is personal information.
In this article, I will tell you some ways that can help you to verify a website's authenticity. I will also try to elaborate on verification measures used by most reputable cybersecurity tools. These tools are designed for fraud websites to ensure a 100% safe browsing experience because just the simple tricks cannot ensure a 100% safe browsing experience whether you are doing your regular online shopping looking for software or gathering information.
There are a few ways to check whether you're dealing with a fake website.
The first way is to check the connection type of the website and you don't have to be a pro to understand the website's connection type all you have to do is to click on the URL and check whether it has HTTP or HTTPS tag.
The second way you should check the site security. To check the site security status you just have to click on this padlock screen icon on this address bar this will enable us the display information about the site's connection security and it will also show us the validity of its SSL certificate. Which is nothing but a secure socket layer.
Unfortunately, the above-mentioned two steps do not guarantee 100% security for your website right. So to find out the 100% legit website, we have to get into other ways.
The third way, by checking the URL while you are still inspecting the address bar don't just look at the padlock and the HTTPS sign. For example, below mentioned this website looks like a reputable online shopping website which is Amazon. It even has an HTTPS connection but takes a closer look into this domain. It has an extra n at the end right.
The following domain extensions have been identified as a common extension for spam websites on the other hand here are some of the more reliable domain extensions based on their rankings by Google.
The fourth way is to check the content of the website. The content for a shopping site or for a reputable business like Amazon clearly states the refund policy shipping info privacy policy and also high-quality product photos. Also, have a clear product description and also our trust seals are often used by software companies as a way to market their product and some of the most popular trusted logos.
The fifth way is to check the website’s social proof. Bad news travels fast in the digital world so checking the user’s feedback can also help you verify website authenticity. In that case, you can google the organization with added keywords such as reviews and scams, etc. It could help you run into social media feedback or blog posts and come about the site. Finally, it is no secret that reviews can be bought even on reputable and real Amazon up to 70% of those reviews are fake so imagine how it can be elsewhere.
The sixth way is Google Safe Browsing transparency report online scams and cyber-attacks are not in Google's best interest is why their algorithms for spotting fraudulent websites are getting better every day. In fact they are examining hundreds of thousands of URLs. Google Safe Browsing transparency report you to check the credentials of the website by simply pasting the URL into the search bar.
The seventh way is to use threat intelligence API which will give us a 100% guarantee of a secured website. Go to threat intelligence API and paste target domain or ipv4 address to run a full in that report on the website safety. In the website analysis, the part which is green is okay and the part which is red is not okay.