Keep it secret, keep it safe: A beginner’s guide to Web safety

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe-a-beginners-guide-to-web-safety/     / Internet security running the latest Internet Explorer version not use same password everything Web traffic WWW World Wide Web path computer server e-mail private attitude dangerous  increasing sophistication readily available hacking tools security online safe guide  handy crash course advanced information encryption safeguard your personal information malware mobile app security SSL TLS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure protocol, or HTTPS encrypts standard HTTP Transport Layer Security TLS Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocols modern sites sensitive personal data transmitted usernames passwords financial information webmail clients webpages alternate HTTPS-protected versions Wikipedia becoming more common HTTPS connection protects communication between your browser and the site's server data is encrypted before being sent to the server over the Internet, and the data is only decrypted once it has safely reached the server the same is also true for information sent from the server back to your browser standard symmetric encryption key asymmetric public key cryptography secret-but-mathematically-related private key unauthorized sensitive data protocol verifying man in the middle attack public key certificate signed recognized certificate authority CA trusted signed digital certificate that verifies your identity when browsers visit your site Web browsers site's digital certificate server administrators encrypt traffic self-signed more easily spoofed programs designed distrust self-signed certificates easier to fake error insecure /