Paypal Security Update
:Paypal Security Update
Popular Web payment processing firm Paypal has announced that it will start blocking “unsafe browsers” from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will initially be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they still don’t stop using it.
Paypal said it was “an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4″. Phishing attacks can trick users into handing over their sensitive data such as – password, credit card information etc.
Paypal said some users were still using Internet Explorer 3 , released more than 10 years ago. It lacks many of the security and safety features needed to protect users from phishing and other online attacks.
Legitimate sites
Paypal said it currently supporting the use of Extended Validation SSL Certificates. Browsers which support the technology will highlight the address bar in green when users are on a site that has been deemed legitimate.
The latest version of Internet Explorer support EV SSL certificates, while Firefox 2 supports it with an add-on but Apple’s Safari browser for Mac and PCs is yet to support the feature.
“By displaying the green glow and company name, these newer browsers make it much easier for users to determine whether or not they’re on the site that they thought they were visiting,” said Paypal. Paypal described the battle against phishing as a “fast-moving chess match with the criminal community”.
