U.S. government and Apple this week announced new requirements that will advance the use of encrypted online browsing, by default. By 2017, all federal websites must be “HTTPS only,” the White House announced June 8. Apple previewed its forthcoming iOS 9 mobile operating system and released new developer guidelines for new apps. Security experts have suggested that the government should be spending more time securing its systems, and less time worrying about HTTPS. HTTPS prevents data from being transmitted in plaintext over the Internet, and if properly implemented, makes it more difficult for an attacker to intercept that data.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/white-house-apple-advance-https-a-8300