Website URL Security Guide
Review suspicious URLs using DNS, SSL, redirects, reputation, content, and threat signals.
1Start with safe URL handling
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.
2Inspect domain and DNS evidence
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.
3Validate TLS and redirect destinations
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.
4Review reputation and content warnings
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.
5Understand false positives
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.
6Escalate high-risk findings appropriately
Start by recording the intended outcome and the evidence available today. Work from representative URLs before expanding the scope, and keep the same settings for the verification run.
Review status, redirects, final destinations, timing, and supporting signals together. Group repeated findings by template or root cause so the implementation fixes the system rather than one URL at a time.