Maybe you were once advised to "look for the padlock" as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps. Unfortunately, this has never been more useless advice. New ...

But because web users have been told the padlock is a sign of safety, they're potentially vulnerable to falling victims to attacks. "This is why phishers are using it on phishing sites, because ...

Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means Google says only 11% of users understand "the precise meaning of the lock icon." ...