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ALSO CALLED:
Email Spoofing,
e-Mail Fraud,
Spear Phishing,
Password Phishing,
Brand Spoofing,
Email Fraud,
e-Mail Spoofing,
Social Engineering,
Internet Phishing,
Carding,
Password Cracking,
Spear-phishing
DEFINITION: E-mail spoofing is the forgery of an e-mail header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. Distributors of spam often use spoofing in an attempt to get recipients to open, and possibly even respond to, their solicitations. Spoofing can be used legitimately. Classic examples of senders who might prefer to disguise the source of the e-mail
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Phishing White Papers
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State of Internet Security: Protecting the Network
sponsored by Webroot Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Spyware, viruses and other malware transported via Web sites represent the most serious data security threat to companies today. Companies need to proactively leverage technology and appropriate business policies to protect themselves, their customers and their employees from the threats presented via the Web. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009
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IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report (Aug 09)
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:
The IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force® research and development team discovers, analyzes, monitors and records computer security threats and vulnerabilities. According to X-Force observations, many new and surprising trends surfaced throughout the first half of 2009. Read this report to learn more.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Business Success in a Dark Market: An Inside Look at How the Fraud Underground Operates
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER:
The fraud underground is a sophisticated criminal enterprise that operates much like a real-world business. This white paper examines how the fraudster underground operates, the intricate supply chain that supports it, and how it continues to evolve.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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Global Threat Trends October 2009
sponsored by ESET
WHITE PAPER:
Review this report to see what threats had the highest number of detections in the past month according to the results of a sophisticated analysis provided by ESET's ThreatSense.Net.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009
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Online Dating: Keeping Your Members Safe from Online Scams and Predators
sponsored by iovation, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper will help you understand what new and innovative techniques can be used to protect the reputation of your business, keep your members in a safe and trusted environment, while keeping the fraudsters out. Device fingerprinting helps identify the bad guys so sites can eliminate their accounts from the network once and for all.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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To Trust or Not - Top 10 Security Risks for Unwary Employees
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER:
To eliminate the gray area of what your employees should and should not trust, know your web defense. This short paper provides a Top 10 list of risks that your employees may assume they can trust but your web defense should not.
Posted: 15 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009
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The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER:
This paper will examine the shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 10 Jul 2008
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PHISHING DEFINITION (continued): … include a sender reporting mistreatment by a spouse to a welfare agency or a "whistle-blower" who fears retaliation. However, spoofing anyone other than yourself is illegal in some jurisdictions. E-mail spoofing is possible because Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the main protocol used in sending e-mail, does not include an authentication mechanism. Although an SMTP service extension (specified in IETF RFC 2554) allows an SMTP client to negotiate a security level with a mail server, this precaution is not often taken. If the precaution is not taken, anyone with the requisite knowledge … Phishing definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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