For example, when you visit a website, you either start out by typing or you cut that part out and directly to the URL of the site in question. For those that don't know, HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP. That's why, when Mozilla announced it would include an HTTPS-Only mode in Firefox 83, I did a little happy dance.įor IT pros, this information is quite basic, but it can be a good way to help teach your end-users about the importance of HTTPS.
Because of that, I tend to take the security of my web browsers seriously. Not only am I spending a large portion of my day using a browser, I'm also transmitting important (and sometimes sensitive) data. I probably spend at least seven hours a day within a web browser. We all use a web browser throughout the day.
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