The firewall of WB computers might reject access to CRAN packages from R. The error in such cases shows the following
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/38444484/225459698-7cba3246-d1ee-42c9-8833-c7e40ed1caf3.png)
This can be solved in RStudio by deactivating the use of the secure download for HTTP in Tools >> Global Options >> Packages
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/38444484/225459990-170a11b7-99d5-42e8-a2dc-5f749a4e2df3.png)
Credits: https://community.rstudio.com/t/install-packages-unable-to-access-index-for-repository-try-disabling-secure-download-method-for-http/16578