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 [Windows Live Dev] Windows Live ID and Phishing: We also use roaming user tiles, which show the user’s avatar on login.live.com. If the picture doesn’t match your identity you should look at the title bar to see if you are in fact on login.live.com.

 [Online Tech Tips] Hydra - More bang with this Browser: Clicking on the Security and Settings tab, then clicking on the large green tool icon will bring up the preferences list for Hydra.  While one can turn the Ad and Pop-up blocking, and the phishing checker, on and off within the tabbed interface, users may want to further explore other options Hydra has to offer.  Included in the options section is the ability to further limit what is downloaded to your computer.  You can go so far as to block background images, sounds, and videos.  A good example of this is an embedded video on a website that the ad blocking tool may not catch.  Activating the Block Background Video would help in this instance by halting the download.

[That Damn PC] Current browser wars: which one is the best?: For its part, Mozilla should have applied the finishing touches to Firefox 3 by the time you read this (I tested the feature-complete beta 5 release). From under-the-hood memory improvements to a major reworking for bookmarks, version 3 represents a big step forward.

 [PC Sympathy] Microsoft Details Internet Explorer 8 Security: IE8 builds on the anti-phishing protection that first showed up in IE7 but goes deeper in its analysis of suspicious pages. Wilson noted that Microsoft’s own network shrugs off a million phishing attempts a week–the problem is huge.

[Internet Security News] PayPal Calls For Partnerships Against Phishing: Microsoft received some credit from Barrett, as the company's Internet Explorer 7 browser may be helping stop people from going to phishing sites thanks to its anti-phishing technologies. (Firefox and Opera also carry phishing .

 [sumotorrent.com RSS Feed] KASPERSKY Internet Security v7 0 1 321(With key pack 09 04 ): * Scanning of Internet traffic. All HTTP Internet traffic is scanned for viruses in real-time, ensuring that infected objects are not saved to the computer?

[Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog] Flickr, Windows Live ID and Phishing: And he’s right.  Sites like Windows Live can really help drive this, but they can’t tell users what to do.  The important thing is to give people the option of using Information Cards to prevent phishing.  Beyond that, it is a matter of user education. One option would be for systems like Live ID to automatically suggest stronger authentication to people who use features like data sharing and off-portal authentication - features that put password credentials more at risk.

[Navtej Kohli IT Blog] Navtej Kohli’s Review on Phishing: Very recently our Senior Editor Navtej Kohli came across a “Phishing” mail propped with “IP Spoofing”. Navtej Kohli than directed us to research such websites & resources & write a post on Navtej Kohli Blog IT dot com.

 [MAD Computer Solutions] 10 Tips to protect your PC and data.: The latest browsers will provide increased security against phishing (Spoof websites that steal account details). The recent updates will also give you enhancements, such as tabbed browsing, live web feeds (RSS) and popup blocking.

 [Library Technology in Texas] Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1: For example, when you receive email messages, sometimes the URLs are wrapped. When you copy the URL into the Address Bar, you usually don’t get the whole thing —

[Software Games & Template] Internet Explorer 8 Public Beta 1 Released: Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information .

[Proxy Services] 10 Tips To Protect Your PC And Data: Install Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 from Microsoft or Firefox from Mozilla.The latest browsers will provide increased security against phishing (Spoof websites that steal account details). The recent updates will also give you enhancements, such as tabbed browsing, live web feeds (RSS) and popup blocking.

[Consortio Services Blog] CS Techcast 19: Building a LINQ to SQL Server: Microsoft Windows XP Dies June 30, as Planned (eWeek) Windows 7, Successor To Vista, May Ship Next Year (Information Week) Critical IE, Office, Windows Patches on Deck (eWeek) Another Phishing Scam Spoofs IRS (ENT News) .

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