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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.

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Browsers, phishing, and user interface design 2006-06-06
Todd Knarr
From a technical standpoint, I don't think there's much that can be done. This isn't really a technical problem. The best we might be able to do is to add an identity filter to browsers. Basically, an easy way to say "I'm about to talk to *this* entity. Accept only servers who can validate against t...

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