Source: Increase Internet Security With Safe SSL
Safe is an extension for the Firefox Internet browser that increases Internet security quite a bit by visualizing safe SSL connections to the user. We have covered similar security extensions and applications in the past which changed the display of the address bar of the web browser to increase security. Today's Internet users encounter SSL connections regularly. All trustworthy shopping sites and financial websites make use of SSL to increase the security of their users. Phishing, a form of attack that lures Internet users on fake sites that resemble the original websites, on the other hand is still on the rise mostly because users are not educated enough to be able to identify phishing attempts but also because of carelessness.
Safe is an extension for the Firefox Internet browser that increases Internet security quite a bit by visualizing safe SSL connections to the user. We have covered similar security extensions and applications in the past which changed the display of the address bar of the web browser to increase security. Today's Internet users encounter SSL connections regularly. All trustworthy shopping sites and financial websites make use of SSL to increase the security of their users. Phishing, a form of attack that lures Internet users on fake sites that resemble the original websites, on the other hand is still on the rise mostly because users are not educated enough to be able to identify phishing attempts but also because of carelessness.
