A secure website should be the goal of every webmaster and programmer. A secure website ensures protection from hackers and attacks and prevents important data theft. For Google, the security of a website also plays a major role. If the website is deemed not secure because there might be malware, phishing or unwanted software, Google issues a warning to users before they enter the website.
One sign of a secure website, for the customer and to some extent for Google, is the use of the more secure HTTPS protocol. This is recognizable by a lock before the URL of the website.
