Opera boosts its anti-phishing defenses

April 25, 2008 (Friday) | Opera

Opera 9.5 Beta 2 has stepped up its security game. The browser has added fraud protection and support for EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) certificates to help prevent identity theft. Opera's move to join the EV SSL crowd leaves Safari as the only browser without anti-phishing protection. As you may recall, PayPal and Safari have been at odds over EV SSL but haven't come to blows yet. Here's Opera's description: Not all Web pages are what they say they are. In Opera 9.5, Fraud Protection is enabled by default, detecting and warning you about fraudulent Web sites automatically. Support for Extended Validation certificates (EV) provides added assurance and trust for secure Web sites. Here's the full list of...