Browsers, phishing, and user interface design

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design
Scott Granneman, 2006-06-05

Phishing works for so many reasons, we need to rethink browser and user interface design to provide some real-life security to the average user who doesn't see or understand the security cues.

Expand all | Post comment

Sure. Lots of ideas... 2006-06-05
Anonymous (2 replies)

Your First Statement Is Right 2006-06-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Your First Statement Is Right 2006-06-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Re: Your First Statement Is Right 2006-06-08
Anonymous

Re: Sure. Lots of ideas... 2006-06-24
Anonymous

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
Anonymous

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
TJ

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

Re: Re: Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-08
Anonymous

Not exactly. The user would then be copying in the actual URL and not accidentally going somewhere completely different because a malicious e-mail had a different destination listed in HREF field of the anchor tag. The URL would be fully visible.

[ reply ]

Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/columns/405/33715#33715

Re: Re: Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-16
Anonymous

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
infamous41md

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
Todd Knarr

Email should be as in the begining: text ONLY 2006-06-07
Anonymous

Well, lets hope we find White Hats 2006-06-07
Anonymous

Education & Two-factor authentication 2006-06-07
Wolfy

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-07
GeeksAreSexy

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-07
Anonymous

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-07
Andydread

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-07
Glenn

Send them to AOL 2006-06-07
Anonymous

Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-08
Anonymous