Check a Website: A Free Online Safety Tool
Cyber Scotland Week returns for its eighth year from 23–28 February 2026.
This year continues the 2025 theme, “Can’t Hack it?!”, highlighting how everyone in Scotland can take simple, practical steps to stay safer online.
The message is clear: improving cyber resilience doesn’t have to be complicated — but it does require awareness and action.
One easy way to take that action is by using tools designed to help you recognise online risks.
Check a website is a simple, free easy to use online safety tool that helps you decide whether a website is safe to visit or could be a scam.
Created in the UK by Get Safe Online the online tool also includes thousands of weekly reports about harmful websites from police, regulators, and well‑known brands. This helps provide a trust score showing how safe or risky a website might be.
How it Works
- Type or paste the website address you want to check.
- Within seconds, you’ll see a clear result showing whether the site is likely trustworthy or possibly dangerous.
To learn more about the free check a website tool click the web link here
