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    The yellow security padlock in Web browsers, weakened by lax standards and loose supervision, will get reinforced next year with tougher requirements and browser updates.

  • The upside and downside of online wallets

    Find out how online wallets can increase consumer security, but also put users at risk of privacy violations.

  • IE8 to come with anti-malware, XSS protection

    Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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    Internet Explorer is broken, and the bad guys know it. As you type, criminal hackers could be recording your bank login and password information. Robert offers some tips for staying safe online.

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    The browser war is over. What Mozilla, (the basis for future versions of Netscape) offers is more akin to a browser insurrection.

  • Opera 8

    If you don't mind paying for Web browser features found nowhere else, Opera 8's the browser for you.

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5

    While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

  • Firefox 3

    If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.

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