Our mission
IsItSafe turns a suspicious link, email, or QR code into a clear, honest answer — so a scam can't win just because it looked convincing.
Who we are
We built IsItSafe at the NJx Hackathon because most tools that protect people online are made for big companies and IT departments — not for the average person trying to work out whether a link is real. We wanted something free, simple, and honest that we'd be comfortable handing to our own families and friends. So we made it.
Why we exist
Online scams have become frighteningly convincing. A fake login page can look identical to the real one, an email can copy a brand down to the logo, and a single message can manufacture just enough panic to make you act before you think. Meanwhile, the warnings meant to protect you fall short: a browser's red “deceptive site” screen is easy to click straight through, the little padlock in the address bar only means the connection is encrypted — not that the site is honest, since scam sites use it too — and a vague “this site may be unsafe” popup never tells you why. So most people are left to guess.
What we do
You paste a link, an email, or a QR code. IsItSafe opens it in a safe, sealed-off space — never on your device — checks it against trusted threat databases, and has an AI read the page the way a careful person would. Seconds later you get a plain answer: safe, caution, or unsafe, with a risk score, a screenshot, and a sentence or two on what's going on and what to do next.
Your privacy
When you check something, the suspicious page loads inside an isolated sandbox on our servers, so it never runs on your phone or computer. You don't need an account and you don't hand over personal details to get an answer — you just paste what you want checked, and we send back the verdict.
Who it's for
Most security tools are built and priced for big companies. IsItSafe is free, needs no technical know-how, and is made for the people who get targeted just as much.
What we believe
Today's tools ask ordinary people to act as their own analysts, then treat them as the weak link when a clever fake slips through. We think that's backwards. The tool should do the hard part and hand you a clear decision. And we'd rather stop someone from becoming a victim than help them clean up afterward.
IsItSafe protects people before they become victims by turning suspicious links into understandable decisions.
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