Using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (https), instead of the "http" that most sites use, makes data more difficult to obtain.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure makes an Internet connection secure by checking a Web site's authenticity.

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) allows encrypted communication between networks and users.

Using HTTPS, which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, directs users' browsers to a secure connection, Facebook said in a blog post announcing the change.

The new alert system follows Google’s January move to boost Gmail security by using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS, technology to encrypt all of the traffic it carries.

In a blog post Tuesday night, Google said it would begin using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS, technology to encrypt all traffic carried on its free Web-based e-mail service.

HTTPS HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure - is used to secure Web sites by using encrypted traffic to and from the user by means of Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

Where content is sensitive, or requires authentication, use HTTPS encryption (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) and a standard authentication such as basic authentication or OAuth, depending upon the sensitivity of your content.

He also denied that it was possible for hackers to take control of other people's VeraLites, claiming that the devices use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), which is what banks and all secure online transactions use.

Google already offers HTTPS, which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, as an option in Gmail and other services, but it is disabled by default and few users know about it or bother to turn it on, the group said.