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1/20/2014 11:09:17 AM
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How do you tell if a website is safe to use?
Let's play a little game. I have a list of websites below and what I want you to do is decide whether you think each is safe or not to use (ie. would you login, make purchases from, use their services, etc...). Maybe they look reputable? Maybe you've heard of them before? Maybe you'd expect it to be? You can determine this however you like, which means you don't have to click on any either. I haven't used any URL shortening services nor any forum trickery. The URLs are all posted with [url] tags.
Ready?
1. [url]http://www.du.edu/[/url]
2. [url]http://conduit.com/[/url]
3. [url]http://www.travelocity.com/[/url]
4. [url]http://www.drugstore.com/[/url]
5. [url]http://www.tix.com/[/url]
6. [url]http://mcn.fantasyleague.com/[/url]
7. [url]http://www.jabber.org/[/url]
8. [url]http://nic.io/[/url]
9. [url]http://www.findtuition.com/[/url]
10. [url]http://www.dwyer-inst.com[/url]
11. [url]http://www.tesco.com/[/url]
12. [url]http://www.streamline.net/[/url]
13. [url]http://cvpcorp.com/[/url]
14. [url]http://www.rivosafeguard.com/[/url]
15. [url]https://www.politicopro.com/[/url]
16. [url]http://www.creation.co.uk/[/url]
17. [url]http://www.gourmetads.com/[/url]
18. [url]http://www.mgid.com/[/url]
19. [url]http://www.cdkeys.com/[/url]
20. [url]http://www.flynumber.com/[/url]
21. [url]http://phoenixpubliclibrary.org/[/url]
22. [url]http://www.uk.capgemini.com/[/url]
23. [url]http://thedma.org/[/url]
24. [url]https://www.dmachoice.org/[/url]
25. [url]https://www.ventrachicago.com/[/url]
26. [url]http://ptcb.org/[/url]
27. [url]http://accela.com/[/url]
28. [url]http://www.interparcel.com/[/url]
29. [url]http://talongungrips.com/[/url]
30. [url]http://www.limelight.com/[/url]
Done? Click below.[spoiler]They're all unsafe. Really.
All of these websites store your passwords in plaintext. Meaning, anyone who has access to the database (including if it's compromised like Snapchat or Sony Pictures' were) can read them.
Were you surprised by any that you thought were safe?
Sources: [url]https://defuse.ca/password-policy-hall-of-shame.htm[/url], [url]http://plaintextoffenders.com/[/url][/spoiler]
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2 RepliesAs I was going down the list, I thought none of them because I have no clue what some are, and refuse to buy from random sites. Glad to see I was right. Also, I'm pretty sure you should avoid sites that lack an HTTPS in the url when you log-in.
