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What is SSL and Why Should I care?

What is SSL and Why Should I care?

Joe Casabona

November 10, 2016
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  1. What is SSL? • Secure Socket Layer • It encrypts

    data as we send it to and from our computers • Yelling across a room vs. speaking a secret language.
  2. Where is it Used? • Email Sites • Banks •

    Password Forms • …The WordPress Admin…
  3. How do I get it? • Your Hosting Company •

    Let’s Encrypt • https://vimeo.com/182626637
  4. Wrapping Up • SSL is important for securing your website!

    • If you login with WordPress, you need it • It’s easier than ever to get it.