The Importance of HTTPS
Security is important, especially online. Have you ever noticed the green lock icon in the upper left of your browser, next to the URL? That icon means you are reading this on a secure HTTPS connection. Intruders can and will exploit every unprotected resource between your website and users. Without HTTPS your site is unsecured, and it could be effortless for an intruder to misuse your website and even steal protected data. In this day and age, every website you visit should be secure, and much of the modern web will not work on a regular HTTP connection. Google offers an excellent technical overview about HTTPS. HTTPS protects the privacy and security of users A common misconception of today is that only websites that serve and transfer personal data like medical records and banking info are important enough to protect. This is patently not true - HTTPS prevents intruders from passively listening to communications between your website and your users. Over a long enough
