I'm constantly amazed at the number of people, including some in IT, who think SSL means the server is secure.
I haven't seen this myself, but I wouldn't be surprised if some phishing attacks use SSL just to leverage that misconception. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Joseph Heaton <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> SSL certs are already near-worthless, unfortunately. > > > > So what do you do to "secure" your website? If not certs, then what? > > I didn't say I had a better solution. That doesn't prevent me from > recognizing the problem. > > "Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an > armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living in > a cardboard box to someone living on a park bench." (Eugene "spaf" > Spafford) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
