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The Internet has received an upgrade that will help stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that trick people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data, according to a recent AFP report. The agency in charge of managing Internet addresses teamed up with online security firm VeriSign and U.S. Department of Commerce to give websites encrypted identification to prove they are legitimate. "This is, by any measure, an historic development," ICANN chief executive Rod Beckstrom said while breaking the news at a premier Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday."This security upgrade matters to everyone who uses a computer, and that means most of us."The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) basically adds a secret, identifying code to each website address. The domain name system is where the Internet addresses of the world are registered.  It plays a key role in enabling computers worldwide to speak to one another through the Internet. According to