Website safety & security guides
Educational guides to help you identify trustworthy websites, spot scams, and understand the signals behind a trust score. Every guide cites primary sources and shows its publication and update dates.
Start here · Updated Jul 13, 2026How to Check If a Website Is Safe: The Complete 8-Step Guide
The complete guide — HTTPS, domain age via RDAP, typosquatting, email authentication, transparency and reputation, with a 60-second checklist.
Read the complete guide →Understanding Website Trust Scores
What the 0–100 rating measures, how the four weighted categories add up, and the limits of automated analysis.
Read article → Mar 5, 202610 Common Signs of a Scam Website
The most reliable red flags of a fraudulent website, in the order you’ll encounter them — plus how to report one.
Read article → Feb 28, 2026SSL Certificates Explained: What HTTPS Proves — and What It Doesn’t
How TLS works, why ~95% of the web is encrypted, and why scam sites have padlocks too.
Read article → Feb 20, 2026How AI & Algorithms Rate Websites
The measurable factors behind AI and search-engine trust evaluation: citation research, E-E-A-T and structured data.
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