Have you noticed a padlock icon right next to the address when you open a website in Microsoft Edge browser (Chromium)? It means the site is secure. It is also called the Secure website or HTTPS ...

Krebs on Security today reported on newly-published data from PhishLabs that shows 49% of all phishing sites are sporting the padlock as of Q32018. In the previous quarter, that number was 35% ...

Google is bringing a subtle yet controversial change to its Chrome web browser. Beginning with Chrome 117, secure HTTPS connections will no longer have a padlock icon next to the URL.

If you’re reading this story on a browser, you’ll see a small lock icon in the address bar just like you would if you were reading something on 9to5Mac, the Verge, or Apple’s site.

Lock Icon with Yellow Triangle; A lock icon with a yellow triangle indicates that Chrome can see a site's certificate but that the site has weak security. In this case, we recommend you proceed ...

Google announced that the lock will be replaced by a new “tune” icon with the release of Chrome 117 in September to help users better understand what its actual purpose is.

Chrome's lock symbol will be based on this tune image. Google Chrome. To replace it, the team behind Chrome is working on a version of tune icon (pictured at right) that encourages people to click ...