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Data protection and SSL obligation

2022-03-27T16:28:39+02:0001 February 2022|

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018 to ensure uniform data protection throughout the EU. The GDPR affects all websites that request personal data, i.e. email addresses (e.g. via newsletters or downloads), login data entered by users in the browser, contact or order forms and all online shops.

Is SSL encryption of my website important or even mandatory?

The use of an SSL certificate for websites has been recommended for some time and is also categorised positively by Google for search engine rankings. Google penalises websites that do not have an SSL certificate

If your website does not have a valid SSL certificate, visitors will receive a warning - in the worst case even an error message. Many visitors will then close the page.

When using a website, personal data of the visitor can be collected via various input fields and processed for the respective request. Unsecured input can be tapped and even changed by third parties without being noticed. Without SSL encryption, you enable an attack on sensitive data!

In addition to these aspects, it should also be mentioned that an SSL certificate is mandatory under the GDPR if you offer a contact form on your website, for example. An infringement can be penalised with a fine of up to €50,000.

What is "SSL" anyway?

SSL certificates are an all-encompassing measure to protect personal data and create trust. A small lock symbol in the browser bar indicates when we are using SSL encryption. But what is SSL?

SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer". It is a network protocol for the secure transmission of data. Websites can be equipped with the SSL certificate. Put simply, all data traffic from a website to the visitor and vice versa is encrypted so that the transmitted data cannot be viewed or intercepted by anyone else. This is often important for companies in order to be seen as trustworthy by their customers. The encrypted access to a website always takes place via https before the entered URL.

If you need support for the encryption of your website, please feel free to contact me!

SSL certificate becomes mandatory

2018-05-02T15:37:50+02:0002 May 2018|

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May and is intended to ensure uniform data protection throughout the EU. The GDPR affects all websites that request personal data, i.e. email addresses (e.g. via newsletters or downloads), login data entered by users in the browser, contact or order forms and all online shops.

SSL certificates are an all-encompassing measure to protect this sensitive data and create trust. A small lock symbol in the browser bar indicates when we are using SSL encryption. But what is SSL?

SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer". It is a network protocol for the secure transmission of data. Websites can be equipped with the SSL certificate. Put simply, all data traffic from a website to the visitor and vice versa is encrypted so that the transmitted data cannot be viewed or intercepted by anyone else. This is often important for companies in order to be seen as trustworthy by their customers. The encrypted access to a website always takes place via https before the entered URL.

The use of an SSL certificate for websites has been recommended for some time and is also rated positively by Google for search engine rankings.

If you need support for the encryption of your website you are welcome to contact me!

Mobile First!

2018-03-27T14:32:11+02:0027 March 2018|

Google is now starting with "Mobile First indexing", which means that Google is increasingly indexing the mobile version of websites and including them in its catalogue, which in turn feeds the ranking system. Google will continue to have only one index, which is the basis for the rankings. The only difference is that in future, the mobile version of a website will be the decisive factor. This should provide smartphone users with better results and means that even more attention should be paid to offering a functioning and content-rich mobile website.

How good that responsive websites from vh-crossmedia can easily keep up!

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For secure web surfing: the SSL certificate

2018-03-27T14:31:58+02:0020 August 2017|

Ein kleines Schloss-Symbol in der Browser-Leiste zeigt an, wenn wir eine SSL-Verschlüsselung nutzen. Aber was ist SSL?

SSL steht für „Secure Sockets Layer“ („Sicherheits-Sockel-Schicht“). Es handelt sich um ein Netzwerkprotokoll zur sicheren Übertragung von Daten. Webseiten können mit dem SSL-Zertifikat ausgestattet werden. Vereinfacht ausgedrückt wird der gesamte Datenverkehr von einer Website zum Besucher als auch umgekehrt (z. B. bei Formularanfragen oder Bestellungen) verschlüsselt, sodass die übertragenen Daten von keinem anderen eingesehen oder abgefangen werden können. Dies ist Unternehmen häufig wichtig, um bei ihren Kunden als vertrauenswürdig zu gelten. So warnt beispielsweise der Google Browser CHROME in einigen Fällen beim Öffnen von unverschlüsselten Webseiten, dass diese nicht sicher sind.

Der verschlüsselte Aufruf einer Webseite erfolgt immer über https vor der eingegeben URL. Google empfiehlt seit August 2014, Webinhalte nur noch mit https anzubieten. Eine Verschlüsselung wird als positives Kriterium für das Ranking gewertet – so kann man einen kleinen Bonus bei der Bewertung durch Google erhalten.

If you need support for the encryption of your website you are welcome to contact me!

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