Flippa Blog « Security

We’re incredibly serious about validating ownership of websites and domains made available for sale on the Flippa marketplace. Flippa has been leading the industry in this regard—we perform stringent ownership validation of each website prior to the listing going live. However, as much as Flippa is about being the best marketplace to buy and sell [...]

If you’ve been wandering the Internet in the past week, you might have noticed some talk about a Firefox plugin called Firesheep. Here’s what our friends at SitePoint had to say about it: SitePoint discusses Firesheep To get past the technical details, essentially this was a problem for anyone using an unsecured wireless network to [...]

Not so long ago, we asked you how you make sure you trade safely at Flippa. Every business transaction involves a degree of risk—even when you’re dealing with a person you’ve met and know well. Throw a few thousand miles, timezone differences, cultural mores, and language difficulties into the mix, and establishing trust in a [...]

Late last week we were informed of a security vulnerability on Flippa.com. Within hours we’d patched the site to fix the vulnerability, and conducted a thorough audit of security logs. The delay in this post informing you was caused by a legal insurance requirement to fully assess any exposure, which has now been done. First, [...]

In most business transactions, there’s a level of risk.  Risk that the seller will run off with your money before supplying the goods, and risk the buyer will leave town without handing over the cash. At Flippa we’re dedicated to creating a secure environment for people to buy and sell websites globally. Initiatives such as [...]