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Google security changes mean you may need an SSL certificate

Changes to how Google Chrome treats standard HTTP websites mean that sites which collect any form of data - even simple contact forms or site search - will need a security certificate or risk being labelled as "not secure".
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Goodbye SHA-1, Hello SHA-2

Google Chrome (and similarly FireFox) is deprecating support for SHA-1 before the year is out. So the time to check and upgrade is paramount. All SHA-1 support will be removed by the end of 2016. Your site will continue to be served, but with that unruly error: "Your website is not trusted.".