Internet Browsing Security: Web of Trust
There seems to be a small, yet very large, internet browsing security feature that I have missed, and it’s called Web of Trust. What Web of Trust (WoT) consists of, is a community determined to make internet browsing a safer place. It gives site ratings for each site that a user submits, and in its current database, has 20,051,078 registered sites, and roughly 1.2 million of them have been deemed dangerous by the WoT team.
WoT is a Firefox addon (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456 -It has also been featured in the Mozilla recommended addons list this month and last) that fits seamlessly within your browser. One of the best things that I love about WoT, is that when I do a search through Google, or am going through a site that is heavy on links, the chances are that WoT will have it in its database, so I can view whether or not that site is safe.
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What separates WoT from other tools that you may find on the internet, is the fact that is a community based addon, that will always be under developement and will always provide the user with the most up to date information on the website that the user may be trying to access.
“If you are about to enter a risky website, WOT will warn you and save your computer before you interact with a harmful site. With safety ratings of 20 million websites, WOT combines evidence collected from multiple trusted sources, like phishing and spam blacklists, with the ratings provided by WOT users. The system uses sophisticated algorithms to produce reliable and up-to-date ratings.” -http://www.mywot.com/
Website for WoT: http://www.mywot.com/
-Download link: http://www.mywot.com/en/download/ff
Firefox Addon Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456
