To improve the general security of websites, Google has decided that all websites must have a secure connection, the one with HTTPS instead of HTTP.
To force website administrators, Google, over the past two years or so, has not only clearly said that sites in HHTPS are favored over others in the search engine, but has also added a rule on Chrome that marks "unsafe". "all sites in HTTP .
Starting from the Chrome 68 version, when you open a site that does not start with HTTPS, Chrome shows, in the other on the left next to the website address, the unsettling and worrying word "Not safe", while for HTTPS sites already for some time a green " Safe " writing appears, with the padlock icon.
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One of the biggest problems of internet security has for a long time depended on web pages starting with http which, unlike those starting with https, have unsafe and unencrypted connections.
Put simply it means that those who are connected to the same network can easily sniff and capture the internet traffic of each computer and see which sites they visit and what is written on them and even hijack the connection to perform a phishing scam or redirect you to a page loaded with malware.
Not only for privacy, therefore, but also for the confidentiality of passwords and personal data, for years all the sites of important banks and accounts were protected with HTTPS.
With the push of Google, not only the sites where you enter passwords, but also simple blogs like this one, which do not require personal data, are protected with HTTPS connection, to avoid the wording Insecure on Chrome.
HTTPS sites encrypt data that is transmitted between the device and their servers, protecting users from cyber attacks.
HTTPS also offers another advantage, because if it hides the complete path of the web pages we visit, so, for example, that if we are visiting Wikipedia or Navigaweb, nobody, not even our internet provider can see which page we are reading.
HTTPS, as it is a more modern technology, is also faster than HTTP.
75% of websites visited in Chrome on Windows now use HTTPS, according to Google's transparency report.
When you open a site that starts with HTTP, Chrome marks it with the wording Not secure (hiding the part of the http address).
Chrome is saying that the connection is not secure because there is no encryption to protect the connection.
Everything is sent via the visible text connection, which means it is vulnerable to snooping and tampering.
If you write private information such as passwords or payment details on such a website, someone may intercept this information.
An unencrypted website is also vulnerable to tampering, in fact someone skilled may modify the data that the site makes us view by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.
All of this could simply occur when using a public Wi-Fi hotspot.
However, you don't have to close it and run away.
An HTTP site can still be as harmless and harmless as it was until a few months ago, the only important thing is not to send personal data to the site, not to log in and write passwords.
All that is written and sent on an HTTP site, in fact, can be read in the clear both from the site (the access password must never be visible to anyone), and from any hackers on the network.
If, however, it is a blog or a reading site where it is not necessary to log in or fill in registration forms, then there are no problems, you can continue browsing without worrying too much, even if there is the word "not sure".
Obviously, also given the indication of Chrome, we could consider unsafe sites as neglected, outdated or unreliable.
Finally, it should be noted that there is also an intermediate level in the indication of safe and unsafe.
Some sites in HTTPS may in fact not be completely protected and in these cases Chrome will make the symbol of an i appear without coloring the https part of the site URL green.
Those who want to be sure that they are only browsing HTTPS sites can install the popular HTTPS Everywhere extension in Chrome and Firefox, reinforcing browser and connection security.
To force website administrators, Google, over the past two years or so, has not only clearly said that sites in HHTPS are favored over others in the search engine, but has also added a rule on Chrome that marks "unsafe". "all sites in HTTP .
Starting from the Chrome 68 version, when you open a site that does not start with HTTPS, Chrome shows, in the other on the left next to the website address, the unsettling and worrying word "Not safe", while for HTTPS sites already for some time a green " Safe " writing appears, with the padlock icon.
What does the word "Not secure" mean in Chrome and how to behave with an HTTP site "> What to do in case of SSL certificate error of the site
One of the biggest problems of internet security has for a long time depended on web pages starting with http which, unlike those starting with https, have unsafe and unencrypted connections.
Put simply it means that those who are connected to the same network can easily sniff and capture the internet traffic of each computer and see which sites they visit and what is written on them and even hijack the connection to perform a phishing scam or redirect you to a page loaded with malware.
Not only for privacy, therefore, but also for the confidentiality of passwords and personal data, for years all the sites of important banks and accounts were protected with HTTPS.
With the push of Google, not only the sites where you enter passwords, but also simple blogs like this one, which do not require personal data, are protected with HTTPS connection, to avoid the wording Insecure on Chrome.
HTTPS sites encrypt data that is transmitted between the device and their servers, protecting users from cyber attacks.
HTTPS also offers another advantage, because if it hides the complete path of the web pages we visit, so, for example, that if we are visiting Wikipedia or Navigaweb, nobody, not even our internet provider can see which page we are reading.
HTTPS, as it is a more modern technology, is also faster than HTTP.
75% of websites visited in Chrome on Windows now use HTTPS, according to Google's transparency report.
When you open a site that starts with HTTP, Chrome marks it with the wording Not secure (hiding the part of the http address).
Chrome is saying that the connection is not secure because there is no encryption to protect the connection.
Everything is sent via the visible text connection, which means it is vulnerable to snooping and tampering.
If you write private information such as passwords or payment details on such a website, someone may intercept this information.
An unencrypted website is also vulnerable to tampering, in fact someone skilled may modify the data that the site makes us view by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.
All of this could simply occur when using a public Wi-Fi hotspot.
However, you don't have to close it and run away.
An HTTP site can still be as harmless and harmless as it was until a few months ago, the only important thing is not to send personal data to the site, not to log in and write passwords.
All that is written and sent on an HTTP site, in fact, can be read in the clear both from the site (the access password must never be visible to anyone), and from any hackers on the network.
If, however, it is a blog or a reading site where it is not necessary to log in or fill in registration forms, then there are no problems, you can continue browsing without worrying too much, even if there is the word "not sure".
Obviously, also given the indication of Chrome, we could consider unsafe sites as neglected, outdated or unreliable.
Finally, it should be noted that there is also an intermediate level in the indication of safe and unsafe.
Some sites in HTTPS may in fact not be completely protected and in these cases Chrome will make the symbol of an i appear without coloring the https part of the site URL green.
Those who want to be sure that they are only browsing HTTPS sites can install the popular HTTPS Everywhere extension in Chrome and Firefox, reinforcing browser and connection security.
