Browser Security News

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is taking a swing at the security problem that’s on everybody’s mind these days: Web browser security. In a statement, the group said that its new initiative, dubbed The Secure Browsing Initiative, would seek to build a foundation for a "more secure Web" and "help people make proper trust decisions." Director Tim Berners-Lee (who invented the Web, after all) was quoted saying:

"There is much deployed and proven security technology, but we now need to connect it all the way through to the Web user. A Web browser acts on my behalf as I surf the Web, and I need more help from it to avoid being spoofed."

Lofty goals, indeed. So what does W3C have to offer? Well, they want to create a common understanding of what kinds of information browsers should provide to gauge "security context," then find ways to display that information and design secure Web browser interfaces that arent’ susceptible to spoofing. InfoWorld Tech Watch | InfoWorld | W3C wades in on browser security | October 17, 2006 10:55 AM | By Paul Roberts