Free Tool Offers Web Security

Former Microsoft employees run startup Haute Secure
By Laila Weir,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 7, 2008 11:12 AM CST
Free Tool Offers Web Security
SonicWALL statistics show ongoing growth in the volume of spam, virus and phishing attacks, increased use of PDF spam and continual evolution of new ways to circumvent anti-spam solutions. (PRNewsFoto/SonicWALL, Inc.)   (Associated Press)

A new free system designed to protect Web surfers from dangerous code is taking on the software security giants, reports the Wall Street Journal. Developers say Haute Secure, the brainchild of ex-Microsoft security experts, blocks Web pages embedded with malicious code. The public can download the program free, and companies who want their Web sites scanned for problem code will pay a fee.

Haute Secure's service is similar to McAfee and Symantec's products. As Web sites grow more complex, incorporating more complicated features like video, blogs, and advertising, they’re increasingly open to hackers—especially when the sites’ original code isn’t written securely. Hackers can corrupt vulnerable sites with malware and phishing scams aimed at extracting visitors’ private information. (More Internet security stories.)

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