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Technology Milestone Heralds a More Secure Internet
Moves to make the web's address system more secure will take a major step forward next month.
In the planning for a decade, the Domain Name System Security Extentions, DNSSEC, will help protect users from cyber attacks such as phishing and spam.
The security layer will be added to the web's address system in July.
It should close the loophole that allows hackers to intercept DNS data and redirect users to fake websites.
The Domain Name System (DNS) was created in 1984 to allow computers to 'read' Web addresses but it had no security features, offering rich pickings for criminals.
"DNSSEC will improve the security of the web so we can have more confidence in the activities on the network as it increasingly becomes part of our working lives and home lives," said Leslie Daigle the chief internet technology officer at the Internet Society, which is the home of the standards body that developed DNSSEC.
From BBC News
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