E-mail tips
August 5, 2011 by admin
Filed under Choosing Lingerie
Phishing attacks are on the rise: the Anti-Phishing Work Group’s April 2011 Global Phishing Survey (pdf) reports 67,677 phishing attempts in the second half of 2010, up from 48,244 in the first half of 2010, but down significantly from the 126,697 attacks recorded in the year-earlier period due to the Avalanche botnet.
Phishing attempts lasted an average of 73 hours in the last six months of 2010, up from 58 hours on average in the first half of the year, and from just under 32 hours in the second half of 2009.
When it comes to phishing prevention, the key is user education. First, because defending against online thieves is a cat-and-mouse game, and second, because even experienced and otherwise-cautious PC users have weak moments when they click a link they shouldn’t trust, or go on auto-pilot and click through a warning dialog.
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