News for 10 November 2006 Year

13:10 Industry lines up behind enhanced SSL standard

Microsoft plans to add support for the upcoming Extended Validation standard for SSL certificates this January through a software update to the Internet Explorer 7 browser. >>>



13:08 Gartner: Consumers to lose $2.8B to phishers in 2006

Browser makers may have added new antiphishing features to their products in recent months, but the criminals are still gaining ground in their efforts to defraud U.S. consumers, according to the Gartner Inc. research firm. >>>



13:07 Microsoft releases Sony rootkit hunter's tools

Nearly four months after hiring Sony rootkit whistleblower Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Corp. has moved his company's software to its Web site and has released a new Windows system tool that can help fight hackers. >>>