IT-Analysis: Will Mozilla Fly?

“Mozilla, in case you didn’t know, is a project to build an open
source web browser (Firefox) and email suite (Thunderbird). I had
cause to use it recently when I ran into a little browser plug-in
(from a security company called CoreStreet) that plays back to you
the name of the web site that you are on. It’s a neat little applet
that CoreStreet intends to distribute for free to assist web users
in seeing through some of the Phishing scams that are currently in
play.

“The scam involves a pop-up window or email that directs you to
go to some web site to provide information. The web site will
impersonate eBay or some bank or other and try to get you to reveal
personal information–credit card details, bank account details,
etc…”

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