Glossary

A process of securing information you send over the Internet. When sending emails, purchasing an item online, or logging into your personal bank account via the Internet your Internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari) can "encrypt" the information you are sending by scrambling the information so that it cannot be read by hackers. When accessing sites with sensitive information you should look for a little padlock to appear in your browser. This lets you know that the site you're visiting is using SSL - which means it is secure and is using encryption.