Google is changing its default Chrome settings to always try an HTTPS-encrypted connection first. Users will see warnings when visiting HTTP sites that do not support this secure connection. Google ...

The transition to the more-secure HTTPS web protocol has plateaued, according to Google. As of 2020, 95 to 99 percent of navigations in Chrome use HTTPS. To help make it safer for users to click on ...

Let’s be honest—no one likes seeing that dreaded "Not Secure" warning when they visit a website. It immediately raises red flags: Is this site safe? Can I trust it? That’s where HTTPS importance comes ...

HTTPS, or Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure, is a variation on the basic protocol used to serve Web pages over the Internet. HTTPS verifies the security certification of the page you're visiting to ...

After Google stopped generating new goo.gl URLs in March of 2019, those links will stop working on August 25, 2025. Google announced it was shutting down goo.gl for consumers and developers in 2018.

Live-service games and MMOs are always going to experience server and congestion issues on launch day, and Final Fantasy XIV is certainly no exception. Here’s how to fix the launcher HTTPS system ...

The Internal Revenue Service has a new Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax season that allows users in certain states to file taxes directly and for free at directfile.irs.gov. Some early users ...

Some time ago, Amazon introduced the concept of using a resolver as a means for performing DNS queries across a hybrid network. Imagine for example, that you were to deploy AWS Route 53 within AWS.

One of the biggest advances in web security over the last decade or so is the proliferation of secure, encrypted HTTPS connections. Once the purview of shopping and banking sites, HTTPS connections ...

Security experts have warned that websites displaying a padlock in the browser should be treated with caution, after revealing a sharp increase in phishing sites using HTTPS. The findings come from ...