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  • Can IE 7 kill off phishing?

    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 Explorer 7 could shutter fraudulent Web sites within 18 months.

  • Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE7

    Microsoft has quietly released an update for Internet Explorer that fixes a problem with the browser's phishing shield.

  • RSA dilutes phishing hauls to fight fraud

    RSA's Cyota division is helping fight phishing attacks by giving the online fraudsters what they want -- lots of user names, passwords, online banking credentials and credit card numbers.

  • IE7 marks secure sites with green light

    Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on a new feature in its Internet Explorer 7 Web browser meant to combat phishing (fraudulent Web site) scams.

  • Border patrol for Internet Explorer

    A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

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  • Fatal attraction -- browsers and the beguiled

    Bank robbers don't wield guns these days, the mouse and keyboard have, instead, become the weapons of choice. And they're coming right through your browser.

  • Photo Gallery: Inside Firefox 2

    Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor.

  • Photo gallery: Inside IE 7 (XP SP2 beta 2)

    In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.

  • Why did Microsoft take so long?

    Security experts are divided on whether the 200 days that Microsoft took to create its latest patch was reasonable. Additional reading: ZDNet Australia's Security Special

  • Battling spyware in court

    In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

Reviews (9)

  • Border patrol for Internet Explorer

    A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

  • Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

    Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.

  • First Take: Internet Explorer 7 for XP SP2 Beta 2

    Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser, while adding some much-needed security features.

  • Norton Confidential beta

    While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.

  • Norton Internet Security 2008

    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

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