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| Thread ID: 90953 | 2008-06-21 06:14:00 | How safe is your Internet Banking? | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 680822 | 2008-06-21 10:23:00 | FF3 with ASB for about 2-3 months and no problems. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 680823 | 2008-06-21 10:37:00 | PSIS on FF 2/3 and no probs Occasionally use IE6/7 no probs either. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 680824 | 2008-06-21 11:09:00 | I have been accessing my ANZ Internet Banking Now I know banks are conservative by nature, but I would have thought they would grasp security enhancements provided by more recent iterations of popular browsers with both hands and force their customers to use the most secure version of the browser of the customers' choice!! What? Like using a particular browser makes you safe. More to the point making sure your PC hasn't been compromised should be the priority. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 680825 | 2008-06-21 12:16:00 | What? Like using a particular browser makes you safe. More to the point making sure your PC hasn't been compromised should be the priority. Agreed, but it seems every other week there's an announcement that yet another security hole has been found (usually in IE) that 'if used, would allow a malicious user access to your PC'. Some browsers ARE more secure than others. And M$ is a favourite target of malicious attacks because it is ubiquitous. Banking sites are supposed to be very secure (it's your hard-earned cash after all!), but security flaws that allow malicious users access to your machine, and therefore potentially to your bank accounts should be of concern to all browser users and the banks that provide portals to their systems via a browser. vitalstatistix is correct in that most banks (and most corporates) concentrate their efforts on IE for their web apps, relying on their own firewalls and security measures to prevent problems. The phrase around eggs in a basket comes to mind.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 680826 | 2008-06-21 18:16:00 | Online banking security involves 3 factors human sensibility against phishing attacks* a secure web browser a secure OS * it doesn't matter what OS you are using you will be a victim since giving away your details is just asking for trouble. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 680827 | 2008-06-21 20:42:00 | I have been accessing my ANZ Internet Banking site with Opera 9.27 (and earlier versions), without any issues for a substantial length of time. When I tried with Opera 9.5, I got logged out before I even got into my account information. I use the ASB with no problems with Opera 9.5.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 680828 | 2008-06-21 21:13:00 | FF3 with ANZ no problems sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 680829 | 2008-06-21 21:30:00 | Using Safari and FF2/3 with KiwiBank, no Problems. (PPC Mac) | Sue (33) | ||
| 680830 | 2008-06-22 04:42:00 | When I tried with Opera 9 . 5, I got logged out before I even got into my account information . This sort of thing is one of the reasons earlier versions of Opera allowed you to masquerade as another browser such as IE . ( I can't see this option in the current version ) Some sites would allow you to access them when you identified as IE but not as Opera . |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 680831 | 2008-06-22 05:18:00 | Right mouse on a site / edit site preferences / network tab | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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