UpGuard Cyber Security Ratings

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What is UpGuard Cyber Security Ratings?
The 'UpGuard Cyber Security Ratings' is a Chrome extension that provides real-time security ratings for every website you visit. It provides an easy to understand numeric score, representing a company's risk potential based on their cyber security measures. This tool allows users to evaluate the potential risks on a site, with detailed reports readily available.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.93 (15)
Version: 3.1.5 (Last updated: 2021-01-13)
Creation date: 2019-12-17
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
  • https://webscan.cyber-risk.upguard.com/api/v1/*
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
  • http://fonts.googleapis.com/
  • https://fonts.googleapis.com/
Size: 367.62K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

UpGuard’s free Cyber Security Ratings (CSR) extension helps you keep safe on the Internet. The extension automatically retrieves the security rating for any site you visit, providing an assessment of a company's risk potential based on their security posture and behaviors in a single, numeric score.

With one click you can view the full report of factors that contributed to the score, and assess your risks when browsing on the site.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Very useful tool for assessing website risks and scores.
  • Great for keeping secure while browsing the web.
  • Fast and responsive; works with various search engines.
  • Best free plugin for browser detection without intruding on the computer.
  • Intuitive and informative interface.
Cons
  • Inconsistencies in showing risk scores between the extension and full report.
  • Occasional update issues that affect score accuracy.
Most mentioned
  • Very useful tool for browsing security.
  • Fast and responsive performance.
  • Issues with risk score consistency.
Recent reviews
Very useful tool when browsing the internet to quickly and easily view risks and scores on websites!
by Anna Francis, 2019-06-09

Great product to keep you secure while browsing the web
by Meghan McCann, 2018-01-14

Super respondent (loads with each search engine). better than some paid for services. No intrusion on my computer. Overall best free plugin for browser detection.
by Drunken Priest, 2017-09-22
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Extension safety

Risk impact

UpGuard Cyber Security Ratings requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

UpGuard Cyber Security Ratings has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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