Banking code change

[Pathologic]

Did anyone else see the article in Thursday's Guardian IT section. They highlighted a change to the banking code. Apparently, customers are expected to "Use up-to-date antivirus and spyware software and a personal firewall" (Section 12.9).

Section 12.13 says " Unless you have acted fraudulantly or without reasonable care (for example, by not following the advice in section 12.9) you will not be liable for losses caused by someone else which take place through your online banking service"

These two sections give the banks a potential loop hole as who is to decide what is up-to-date software? Banks of course never try to weasle out of their obligations As a side effect it just about eliminates access to online banking from and internet cafe, because you have no control over the security set up.

So here is the question. Without saying exactly what combination of security you use, can you receommend good up-to-date security software?

thanks,

Path.

 

[ianf]

well, they would need to prove you were negligent firstly, but they don't help themselves by not supporting better browsers very well either.

Abbey's site hangs due to a coding error in the path for safari, forcing you to only use ie to access it. Easy to demonstrate their lack of testing, so the onus would be with them if someone exploited ie into their site.