The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said in a new report Thursday that it saw a sharp rise in November in malware that directs users to DNS (Domain Name System) servers controlled by phishers.
In 2006, a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser vendors collaborated and approved standard practices for certificate validation and display. It was coined “the Extended Validation Standard”.
To issue an SSL Certificate that complies with the standard, a Certificate Authority must adopt the extended certificate validation practice and pass a Webtrust audit. This […]
January 31, 2008 — Global Water Resources (”Global”) and Comodo, a Leading Certification Authority announced today the selection of Comodo’s EV SSL Certificate to meet its security demands in its new customer care kiosk and on-line customer self service application, eCare. Global sought a security solution that delivered the highest level of authentication, and that […]