Orbis Blog » http http://blog.orbissolutions.com Business and Technology Advice Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Word of the Month: HTTP http://blog.orbissolutions.com/2009/11/19/word-of-the-month-http/ http://blog.orbissolutions.com/2009/11/19/word-of-the-month-http/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:29 +0000 http://blog.orbissolutions.com/?p=357 HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, and you probably recognize it from the beginning of most links you visit. It is basically a language that allows information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients. Sometimes you may notice an “S” at the end, which stands for secure. If a website ever […]]]> HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, and you probably recognize it from the beginning of most links you visit. It is basically a language that allows information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.

Sometimes you may notice an “S” at the end, which stands for secure. If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it doesn’t, don’t enter any sensitive information, especially a credit card or social security number! In modern web browsers, the information bar will also turn green to alert you that you are on a secure connection.

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