IE7 Will Fight Phishers with 'Green for Go' Feature
14th Nov 2006, 21:55 GMT
The world's most popular Web browser will be turning green next year, at least, that is, when users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 are surfing legitimate Web sites. As part of IE7's new security features, the address bar on the Web browser will turn green to signal surfers when they have beached on a safe site. The "green idea" comes out of recent guidelines created by the CA Browser Forum, an organization of companies that issue SSL certificates for Web sites and major browser makers. Microsoft decided to adopt the policy for its latest version of Internet Explorer, which was released last month, although the "green" feature won't be commercially available until 2007. Safer Internet The new safety color scheme will be activated for Web sites that have obtained an "extended validation SSL certificate," or EV SSL. So far, only businesses are being included in the certification program, according to the software giant. "This is a solid step in fighting phishing scams," said Mukul Krishna, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan. "It is part of an overall strategy to provide the user with a safer Internet experience." "Phishing" refers to the criminal practice of fishing for confidential personal information and then using that data to access the victim's financial accounts and even steal that person's identity. Because phishing scams rely on innocent consumers visiting phony Web sites that imitate the look of legitimate sites, it is important for people to be able to differentiate imposters from the real thing. Slowly But Surely Microsoft began the gradual rollout of the IE7 browser on October 18 as an optional download from its Web site. The automatic update from IE6 to IE7 began on November 14, through Windows Update, and will proceed over the next three months. According to Microsoft, everyone who has Automatic Updates enabled in Windows...
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