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Can IE 7 kill off phishing?
Published October 31st, 2006 in All Categories, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Phishing, Security
Phishing could soon be a thing of the past and the credit may have to go to Microsoft. That’s 
according to a leading web security expert who says functionality built into Internet Explore 7 could shutter fraudulent websites within 18 months.
Tim Callan, a director at VeriSign, said anti-phishing guards in IE 7 - which will warn users off malicious websites where they may be asked to submit personal information such as bank or credit cards details - will help restore badly damaged consumer confidence.
Callan said: "Consumer confidence is falling and the biggest reason for that is fear, pure and simple. People fear that something bad is going to happen to them."
And he said phishing is the major cause of concern.
Typically phishing scams rely on a spoofed website made to look like the site of a leading bank or popular e-tailers such as Amazon or eBay. Can IE 7 kill off phishing? - silicon.com - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
