PayPal To Ban Unsafe Browsers

If you’re a PayPal user, you better make sure that your browser is as secure as it can be. The online transaction brand is a common target of phishing scams and apparently it’s making a stand and saying it’s had enough. At the risk of creating difficulties for its users, PayPal is planning to ban unsafe browsers.

PayPal, one of the brands most spoofed in phishing attacks, is working on a plan to block its users from making transactions from Web browsers that don’t provide anti-phishing protection.

The eBay-owned company, which runs a Web-based payment system that allows the transfer of funds between bank accounts and credit cards, said browsers that do not have support for blocking identity theft-related Web sites or for EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) certificates are considered “unsafe” for financial transactions.

Without the required security measures, users will not be able to access PayPal’s services. If you consider the e-commerce brand as a major revenue source, then I suggest you lock your system down with browser security. As I said earlier, this move has the potential to cause difficulties for some users, especially those who are not familiar with alternative browsers.

Source: eWeek

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