WOT Press Highlights
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CNET: Editor's review on Google Chrome
download.cnet.com
Besides allowing you to disable JavaScript, Chrome will automatically block Web sites that are known to promulgate phishing attacks and malware threats or be otherwise unsafe. The usefulness of this depends on Google's ability to flag Web sites as risky, though, and so it's recommended to use an add-on like the Web of Trust extension or a separate security program to block threats. Read More
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MaximumPC: Browser Extension of the Week - Web of Trust
www.maximumpc.com
WOT's the Browser Extension of the Week Read More
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CNET: How to spot dangerous links before you click them
howto.cnet.com
My favorite link authenticator is the free Web of Trust (WOT), which is available for Firefox and Google Chrome. WOT adds a green-yellow-red rating to links in Web search results and to the top of each page you visit. Read More
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PCWorld: 21 Ways to Buff Up Your Browser
www.pcworld.com
Not sure whether a link is safe? Web of Trust can help. Just install the WOT extension into your browser of choice, and you’ll see a little circle pop up next to every link on the page you’re viewing. The circle’s color—a traffic-light red, orange, or green—represents an aggregated safety rating from millions of other Web of Trust users for trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy, and child safety. Read More
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WDR: Sicheres Surfen
www.wdr.de
Mehr Sicherheit beim Surfen verspricht auch www.mywot.com, eine kostenlose Software als Plugin, als Erweiterung für den Browser. Mittlerweile werden alle wichtigen Browser unterstützt... WOT's featured in the TV program Angeklickt in Germany. Read More
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Lifehacker: How to Boost Your Phishing Scam Detection Skills
lifehacker.com
Web of Trust is one of our favorite browser extensions because it automatically lets you know if a web site is trustworthy or not. While it can't possible verify every single site on the internet, it can make you aware of potentially harmful sites and phishing scams. All you have to do is install the extension for your browser and it will display a trust rating in your browser's toolbar. Read More
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El Imparcial: WOT, el justiciero de la Red
www.elimparcial.es
Se estima que diariamente nacen 60.000 nuevas páginas web maliciosas y timos. ¿Quién protege al usuario de la Red de la amenaza invisible que acecha en los amorfos recovecos de un universo que no tiene cuerpo ni volumen? Read More
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The Wall Street Journal: Nokia’s Losses Become Finland’s Gains
blogs.wsj.com
The WSJ writes about Finland's lively startup scene, featuring Web of Trust. Why does Finland have such active entrepreneurs? Read More
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PCWorld: How to Master Web Browser Tricks
www.pcworld.com
The Web of Trust browser add-on promises to make your Web excursions a little safer by telling you how the sites you visit rate in terms of privacy policy, vendor reliability, and child safety. Read More
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Huffington Post: Facebook-MyWOT Crowdsourcing Deal: A Reminder the Internet Belongs to All
www.huffingtonpost.com
Facebook is employing a new strategy, partnering up with the Web of Trust (also known as WOT), which aggregates millions (according to WOT, the tool has been downloaded over 20 million times) of independent users' opinions and ranking about websites' reliability. Read More
