Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 15th Dec 2005 00:53 UTC
PCStats is going to look at the new features which Microsoft plans to bring to the table with Internet Explorer 7, and examine how the underlying unctionality of the browser has changed to better protect your computer.
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2005-11-11
"Microsoft is not going to own the phising filter server.. from what I have read there will be more than one party providing blacklists. Don't forget that Konqueror, Firefox, Apple, etc.. have agreed to adopt the same anti-phishing technology."
I know they have agreed on address bar colors, which should indicate the trustworthyness of certificates. Are they really all planning to identify malicious phishing sites with the help of a central database?
I just can hope this isn't true. I don't think this strategy could be very effective, but on the other side such strategies have far too much potential for misuse. It won't be very effective because it's a reactive technology like anti-virus software, IDS, ... - these technologies don't solve the underlying problems at their root. It's like scanning for malicious input in programming - the far better strategy is to do just the opposite, namely to check if the input is sane and to discard everything else.