New Firefox Add-on Released to Deter Wi-fi Hackers
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have released an add-on for Firefox 3 which vows to dissuade wi-fi hackers. Internet users have become weary of the neverending feat of hackers to manipulate their computer system. Firefox 3.1 finally offers an add-on which could revive the users' faith in the internet.
The new add-on will help check whether users are receiving the same authentication information (digital certificates) from online banking, retail and other financial websites. If one notary gets different information than the browser or other notaries, it is possible that an attacker has compromised the connection - either by 'spoofing' Domain Name System (DNS) entries or possibly because of accidentally logging on to a malicous wi-fi hotspot pretending to a genuine provider. In either case, users will be alerted of the potential attack. For some, this is one breakthrough that could, at long last, provide guaranteed internet safety to users. But for others, this could just be another security hole that serves as a vector for hackers to steal sensitive data from millions of users.
People who read this article also read...
Samsung And InterDigital Settle Patent Spat
Samsung has settled its longstanding patent litigation with InterDigital for a rumoured $400-500 million. The company was accused of infringing on InterDigital’s patents on b... More »
Google Unveils Gaudi Audio Search Service
Google has introduced yet another addition to its wide array of services. Google Gaudi is designed to utilize voice recognition software and search for words and phrases inside of... More »
Scientists Create Extraordinary Memory Device
A group of scientists have built a memory storage that will last for a billion years. The iron nano-particle device can carry terabytes of data, measuring 1/50,000th of the width ... More »
Microsoft Allows Users to Downgrade Windows 7
Microsoft has verified that consumers acquiring PCs with pre-installed licensed Windows 7 OS will be given an option to downgrade to either Vista or XP. The new software&rsq... More »
Mystery Nokia Phone Comes In Four Pieces
Trawling through new patent applications for future gadgets is generally fun, if not necessarily very productive, as is the case with a new device someone at Nokia seems to have d... More »
