My blog has been pretty empty due to extreme focus on this project over the last year and half. The McAfee Secure Internet is a system of web site certifications and continuous testing of the internet to identifying the bad guys. This is has been a great project to pull together with such a clear need. So many great people have made this possible from the original Site Advisor team to the great folks at Scan Alert and of course the tireless efforts of McAfee. Of course this is shameless promotion since I work at McAfee!
It seems like search has been pretty stagnate for the last several years, which means the bad guys have had a lot of time to understand how search engine's work, especially for paid advertising. With browser exploit code for sale, or for that matter, an exploit, it has become simple for the average criminal to put together a website, buy Google keyword advertising, run it for a while, and then modify it with some links to sites that steal your identity or download key logging software. Many bad guys will buy badges for their web site that consumers always mistake for a "Trust Mark". Things like Verisign Secure, TrustE, or BBB Online, don't mean a web site has passed any screening for safety. Unfortunately the companies that offer these services design these badges specifically so sites can show them to consumers to enroll their trust. Because these don't go to any real hurdle for consumer safety, most bad guys have these badges on their web sites. The McAfee Secure Internet will try to keep out the bad guys and has a user system to allow the reporting of any web site for that may be malicious. For more information visit the McAfee Secure Site. McAfee Secure for Web Sites
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