HTTP/2 promises better performance -- but with security caveats
The new Internet communication protocol, HTTP/2, is now being used by 11 percent of websites -- up from just 2.3 percent a year ago, according to W3Techs.
The new protocol does offer better performance, but there is no particular rush to upgrade, and it's backwards-compatible with the previous protocol, HTTP/1.1.
No security problems have been found in the protocol itself, but there are vulnerabilities in some implementations and the possibility of lower visibility into internet traffic, so it's worth waiting for everything to shake out.
The pressure to switch is likely to come from lines of business, said Graham Ahearne, director of product management at security firm Corvil.
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