Of course, you shouldn’t compromise on this. It is essential to update your website with HTTPs instead of HTTP as HTTPs are considered to solve data protection issues. Your data will be protected by encrypting it with an SSL certificate.
Websites that handle eCommerce, banking transactions, and user data should mandatorily be updated to HTTPs in order to protect user data from getting hacked. If your website is not configured with a valid SSL certificate the browser detects it as an error and displays the message ”connection is not secure” as illustrated in the below screenshot,