Sources : Times News Network

Date of Publishing:31/7/2010

Location:Ahmedabad

Las Vegas: The internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.The agency in charge of managing internet addresses teamed with online security services firm VeriSign and the US department of commerce to give websites encrypted identification to prove they are legitimate.

"This is, by any measure, an historic development," ICANN chief executive Rod Beckstrom said while breaking the news at a premier Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas. "This security upgrade matters to everyone who uses a computer, and that means most of us."

The Domain Name System Security Extensionsbasically adds a secret, identifying code to each address. The domain name system is where the world's internet addresses are registered and plays a key role in enabling computers to speak with one another online. AFP.

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