Bank Mandates Insecure Browser
The Australian bank Suncorp has just updated its terms and conditions for Internet banking. They have a maximum withdrawal limit, hint about a physical access token, and require customers to use the most vulnerability-laden browser:
“suitable software” means Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or above or Netscape Navigator 6.1 or above running on Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP with anti-virus software or other software approved by us.
Jan Egil Kristiansen • February 7, 2005 9:01 AM
Sounds familiar. For my bank at https://hg.sparikassin.fo/, I can add the following requirements:
1) Run Microsoft VM, not Sun’s
2a)Trust an applet signed by a foreign development company that I have never heard about.
2b)Trust the above applet, even if the signature has expired.