Authenticating Websites

Authenticating Websites

Published By: Ovum Plc
June 2009
R464-1323
Online Download $250.00
Global Site License $625.00

Description

Malware incursions into enterprises now largely come from infected websites - often legitimate ones. Appeals to users to browse cautiously are ineffective. The release of IE 8 has highlighted the issue. We examine the available options for protection.

Table of Contents

The Ovum view: In a nutshell; Recommendations for enterprise users; Deploy tools that incorporate automatic blocking; Defence in depth is still good practice; Do not rely on user discipline; Recommendations for website owners; Websites need to do more to protect themselves from hacking; Deploy products that provide assurance to users; Recommendations for vendors; The rise of ‘blended attacks’; Malicious websites are big business; Blended attacks use several lines of attack; Web defence; Basic strategies; Defence in depth; Limitations with website authentication; Limitations with checking the content of page; Limitations with attack disruption; Do you know where you are on the Web?; The need for site authentication; The Harvard/Berkeley research project; The industry’s response on website authentication; Website certificates; Extended validation certificates; First Cyber Security; Green Armor: pictorial identity cues; Protection in the browser, ISP, or at the corporate gateway; Content filtering; Browser protection; IE8 enhancements; Disrupting attacks; Part of the network-level protection; A weakness in Microsoft’s approach; Websites must do more to protect themselves from corruption

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PUBLICATION: Authenticating Websites
QTY.	FORMAT	PRICE	TOTAL
	Online Download	$250.00
	Global Site License	$625.00
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		SHIPPING CHARGES (U.S. $25, Canada $35, Int'l $65)
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MindBranch, Inc., 131 Ashland St., Suite 200 North Adams, MA 01247 tel: 800-774-4410 fax: +1-413-664-9791 www.mindbranch.com