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According to a recent survey of Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), repeated victim of phishing attacks or attempts on Web servers in the company of spoofing Web site reported more than a third of the respondents. Surprisingly, found almost 37% of the respondents that it took multiple phishing attempts against malicious attacks finally to be informed.

Although every fifth of respondents report that security problems were employees of companies and 80% of phishing attacks are discovered by third parties. So if the owner of a website, how do you protect your own interests, as well as the confidential information of your customers protect?

Phishing scams

Phishing is an act of identity theft by obtaining sensitive information, such as names of user, password, and account of disguised as legitimate websites credit card numbers online and other electronic communications points. While the majority of the resources of e-phishing attacks is launched, many number of hosting providers Web is also phishing problems.

Phishing in the form of a shady site seems similar to the confidence of social sites and online payment; However, it is the next victim but wait a digital event. Phishing can attachments or instant messaging to run successfully.

The most common method of phishing is link manipulation. A connection is established, appear to be legitimate. However, the URL contains in fact intentional spelling mistakes unknowingly also redirect users. Other forms of manipulation of the recorded change the symbol to the left: images of text included in the URL and the mismanagement of the IDN in Web browsers.

Another common tactic of the phishing website is set to false. This malicious attempt occurs when the JavaScript commands are used for the address bar, either by enticing users to click a wrong URL on a legit picture or original to close and open up new address bar change. Cross-site scripting tool of phishing is also an artifice, users will be invited to give the stolen confidential when a transaction ends.

Phishing attack prevention

Of course, it allows to save time and money if phishing is thwarts the original attempts; Prevention, however, is not always feasible with the dynamic digital landscape. Website owners should always be more precautions, secure operating system, Web server, content and applications and immediately download and install the application security patches available.

In addition, attacks phishing site Web Internet Explorer (IE) that you can be included on the security of the gear icon and then click reporting dangerous website. IE 9 offers users a SmartScreen phishing filter help sites on the ground and reports. Windows Live Hotmail and MS Office Outlook users can also report suspicious phishing email.

Do you have reason to believe that you are a victim of phishing, there are a few steps that you should take. First, immediately change all passwords and pins of accounts online can be potentially risk. Then get a fraud alert on your credit report credit reporting agencies or appropriate financial institutions place. Finally, you close all accounts are accessible without your consent.

Conclusion

Although anyone may be a victim of phishing, a little common sense goes a long way from the application. Never Open e-mail messages or click suspicious links. Legitimate businesses will never be confidential in an e-mail problems. Always check monthly credit card and bank statements to verify that any suspicious activity. Please contact your bank or credit card immediately after the discovery of unauthorized purchases. Phishing attacks can still be avoided, but by proactive measures, the damage they cause can certainly be minimized.