Tuesday, 10 October 2006

Norton Confidential to Secure Online Transactions

Symantec has rolled out Norton Confidential, the online transaction security solution, that claims to provide consumers with a dual level of protection against the dangerous tools in an attacker’s toolkit, fraudulent phishing web sites and eavesdropping crimeware.

According to an October 2005 Symantec commissioned Harris Interactive study, 71 percent of consumers say they are 'uncomfortable' providing personal information online and 53 percent report being 'very concerned' about online identity theft. There is significant reason for consumers to take precautions when it comes to online security. Crimeware, a subset of all malware focused on information and identity theft, poses increasing threats to consumers who are conducting transactions online. Symantec’s most recent Internet Security Threat Report found that during the period of January -June 2006, 30 of the top 50 malicious code samples exposed a user’s confidential information.

Norton Confidential is a security product that aims to protect against both phishing and crimeware with a single solution. Not only are consumers blocked or warned from visiting phishing Web sites, but the anti-crimeware protection in Norton Confidential focuses on blocking keystroke logging and screen capture attempts from eavesdropping software at the very point of an online transaction.

“Home computer users are under attack by cyber criminals who are looking to gain financially by defrauding consumers—a sobering reality that led Symantec to create Norton Confidential,” said Enrique Salem, group president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec Corp.

Norton Confidential’s key features include:

• Phishing Protection
• Web Site Authentication
• Crimeware Protection
• Password Security
• Password Blocking