In case you didn’t know, my colleague and I created a tool called SSLSwitch which takes the top 1000 global brands and analyzes their default domains for SSL and deep scans their security which then provides a grade.

The grading feature was brought to our attention by inbound.org member Alistair Lattimore and was immediately placed into development. Thanks Alistair!

Now, on to the data.

Out of the 1000 top sites that are analyzed every few hours, only 154 actually have SSL set as default on their domain name.

Out of these 154 sites, only 7 actually have a grade of A+ which is the highest grade you can possibly have for SSL security while 56 have grades of A- or below. The remainder have A grades.

We selected the most popular of these 56 sites to show you, the user, how even the top brands overlook the simplest of things.

Below we’ll cover brands that range from top financial institutions, social networks, email providers, project management platforms, and even SEO tools (the irony!).

THE GUYS DOING IT WRONG

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS