SSL Certificates and PCI Scanning

Did you know that QuickHostUK offer both SSL certificates and PCI scanning solutions?

What does this mean?

SSL Certificates

Google and many other search engines prefer HTTPS sites over HTTP and will actually rank them higher that their HTTP counterparts in search results.

Also If you intend to use your site for any activity whereby you would be taking customer information in digital form, for example: online forms, online chat boxes, online payment systems, etc. you should encrypt that transmission from the site visitor to your site.

As more and more online shoppers think about online security, protecting their sensitive information submitted on your websites is a must. Users will often look for the green padlock (as above) before entering any information into a website. This is also a great opportunity to show-off your online trust and also demonstrate you care about the security of your visitors.

All of the above is easily done with a SSL certifcate. This can be seen by the green padlock in the URL bar of your web browser:

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To see our complete range of SSL certificates please see the following link: https://www.quickhostuk.com/ssl-certificates/ the most popular items can be seen with a gold star.

PCI Scanning

If you will be using your website as an online store, you will likely be required to become PCI DSS compliant by the people that processes your online payments. An example of this would be PayPal. If you accept Credit or Debit Cards on your site, you will also need to be compliant.

Becoming PCI compliant consists of 2 steps. Step 1, your site would need periodic scanning by a registered PCI vendor. Step 2, your site would need to PASS the scan. If your site fails the scan, you simply need to address any security concerns and rescan once fixed. Once you have a pass you will obtain your certificate which you can then pass to your payment gateway provider such as PayPal. The process will continue for as long as you continue to trade.

The product we offer is called Comodo Web Inspector and offers the following benefits:

Daily Malware Scanning - Every time Web Inspector scans your website, it makes sure that no known viruses or malware have been injected.

No Downloads, No Installs - Web Inspector is a simple and easy to use internet “Cloud Service” that allows you to do everything from your browser.

Blacklist Monitoring - This feature does an exhaustive check, daily, to make sure your website is not blacklisted by major search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

PCI Scanning - Web Inspector ensures you are PCI compliant and gives you the flexibility to schedule compliance scans based on your preferences.

Immediate Notifications - Immediate email notifications for any vulnerabilities, malware or blacklist monitoring checks.

Database Security - Test for SQL injection vulnerabilities that may lead to access of sensitive customer information such as username, passwords or credit card details.

For more information on Comodo Web Inspector please see the following link: https://www.quickhostuk.com/comodo-web-inspector/

If you have any questions or need any help deciding which one is best for you, simply open a support ticket here and we'd be happy to assist.