Following hard on the heels of threads on Internet Security here recently, Yahoo has just introduced some sort of "seal" you can include on your account supposedly to safeguard your privacy.
Is this purely a gimmick aimed at promoting Yahoo, or is it in fact a useful tool???
it's better than nothing, if you think you are likely to fall for a phishing attack in thefirst place. But like every other security measure they introduce, there is a way for the phisher to bypass it if he wants to [url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/12/sitekey_bypass_demo/]Demo neuters antiphishing measure | The Register[/url]. The best advice remains to be vigilant and never to click on unsolicited links in email or on 3rd party websites.
it's better than nothing, if you think you are likely to fall for a phishing attack in thefirst place. But like every other security measure they introduce, there is a way for the phisher to bypass it if he wants to [url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/12/sitekey_bypass_demo/]Demo neuters antiphishing measure | The Register[/url]. The best advice remains to be vigilant and never to click on unsolicited links in email or on 3rd party websites.