Yahoo has started providing webmail users the option of using a secure connection, matching a similar feature Google and Microsoft have offered for several years.

The EFF lauds Yahoo for adding HTTPS, but one expert criticized the move because the additional security was not required but only an option

Move to HTTPS will protect users accessing the social network via public Wi-Fi networks

A number of hack attacks recently have made many question the fundamental security of the Internet -- hack attacks that have brought into question a system that until now was considered be bullet-proof. However, with appropriate good timing, two new security schemes are coming to the rescue.

Extra security for social networking sites have kicked in this week to combat the rise of attacks targeting user profiles.