Site Not Secure

[uncleblackie]

I looked for a way to contact the site administrator or anyone who would be able to answer this question, but the “Contact” link does not provide a way to contact anyone... so,
Why is this site not secure? When I log in, I get a warning that this site is not secure, and I’d like to know why that is, and what, if any, concerns I should have.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I get that warning too, but since I am not dealing with money or anything that would be any big deal, I just ignore it. I mean, if someone hacks in as me, you would be able to tell by their lack of humor and boring-ness. ::

 

[mso489]

When you go to sponsor sites for commerce, you are covered by their secured sites. When you are on Forums, you're in public, like on the sidewalk or in a restaurant. So plan and speak accordingly. (Or that's my take. Correct me if I'm wrong. I ain't Mark Zuckerburg.)

 

[checotah]

Is the warning coming from the site or your security software? Some (most?) security systems rely upon site certifications or signatures (nope, not Zuckerburg here, either) to help substantiate safety. Some major sites are flagged by my Kaspersky software, yet I know they are (mostly) safe. Kaspersky has running "battles" with some browsers because each party wants to do things its own way. As others have stated, unless there is financial info involved, I don't worry too much.

 

[azpipe]

I believe its a matter of http vs https
https://seopressor.com/blog/http-vs-https/
Lets face it, this is an old website that does not show any desire to update things to today's standards for both security or features. I love the content here, but I wish it was a bit more user friendly.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I believe its a matter of http vs https

This. This site doesn't need to be secure as there is no ecommerce (at least that I'm aware of). You would never want to hand out your credit card to a site that isn't SSL (HTTPS) secured.

 

[mikethompson]

Tom, I'm not quite sure you'd want to be Mark Zuckerburg these days.

 

[olkofri]

I just disable the warnings in the browser's settings. Everyone and everything seems to have the need to be a nanny to you nowadays.

 

[briarbuck]

Normally most websites are not secured. The checkouts are.

 

[sparroa]

The best suggestion I can give is that you should never reuse passwords from site to site. Make sure to create unique passwords for every site so the rest remain secure if one happens to be compromised...
If you can't remember them all, write them in a discreet little notebook and tuck them away somewhere safely.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well, I'd modify that to those sites where security is a real concern- banks, Amazon, eBay, any merchant, etc.
Otherwise I'd have dozens of PW's outside of those, all different.
I believe the notice regards lack of certificate, which many sites that haven't a need of security do have.

 

[thomasw]

Check out LastPass.