Microsoft To Hurt Small Businesses In Attempt To Catch Phishers
December 26th, 2006 . by joe
Beginning next month, Microsoft’s IE7 will begin marking all websites with an extended-validation certificate as safe and all websites without one as unsafe. What does this mean for small businesses on the web? If you don’t pay for the expensive certificate, IE7 users visiting your site will receive a warning that your site is unsafe and should not be trusted.
To qualify, vendors such as VeriSign Inc. and Comodo will be required to make extensive checks before approving such certificates. They also will have to undergo independent auditing through WebTrust, a service run by trade groups for certified public accountants.
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Businesses in existence for less than three years may be required to also produce evidence they have a valid bank account. Additional checks are required for banks and other companies deemed to be high-risk targets for scams.
Because many of the steps rely upon government filings, general partnerships, unincorporated associations, sole proprietorships and individuals are currently barred from getting these certificates.
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