Gates, Ellison Tout Security At RSA Event

Gates, Ellison Tout Security At RSA Event

Bill Gates will be at the upcoming RSA Conference touting the need to implement Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer (EV SSL). This technology will enable web users to instantly determine if a site is legitimate or a phishing site.

A phishing site is usually a site that will try to appear as a legitimate site, like microsoft.com, in order to steal personal information. Web addresses will usually appear legitimate, but can be determined as fake upon closer inspection. The address may appear like: http://www.microsoft.scamsitename.com. When a user goes to a phishing site, they will believe they are at the real site. Forms, layouts, logos, etc. all look real. Once the user enters their personal information, the site will capture it for further exploitation.

Phishing email has been a growing problem over the past few years and this will provide another tool in order to combat these threats.