Comments on: Google & Firefox 2 Anti-Phishing Warning In Action http://searchengineland.com/google-firefox-2-anti-phishing-warning-in-action-10312 Search Engine Land: Must Read News About Search Marketing & Search Engines Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:58:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: S0crates9 http://searchengineland.com/google-firefox-2-anti-phishing-warning-in-action-10312/comment-page-1#comment-726 S0crates9 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:41:22 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-firefox-2-anti-phishing-warning-in-action-10312.php#comment-726 The best way to address phishing, is to consult with a team that does it. Use the knowledge to create soem sort of heuristics detection along with a database of known "whitelist" sites. The best way to address phishing, is to consult with a team that does it. Use the knowledge to create soem sort of heuristics detection along with a database of known “whitelist” sites.

]]> By: yoramn http://searchengineland.com/google-firefox-2-anti-phishing-warning-in-action-10312/comment-page-1#comment-725 yoramn Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:44:44 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-firefox-2-anti-phishing-warning-in-action-10312.php#comment-725 The problem with these phishing filters is that they are immature and many Internet fraud attempts can still get through. Gartner agrres with this statement. The only solution that can really protect users from scam is a combination of 1. Phishing filter 2. Detection of non phishing scam sites 3. Warning the user before he clicks a link about the potential problems of following the link 4. Positive identification of good sites and thir owners providing the information to the user in order to help him deciding if it is OK to deal with a site There are solutions providing all the above, like CallingID The problem with these phishing filters is that they are immature and many Internet fraud attempts can still get through. Gartner agrres with this statement.
The only solution that can really protect users from scam is a combination of
1. Phishing filter
2. Detection of non phishing scam sites
3. Warning the user before he clicks a link about the potential problems of following the link
4. Positive identification of good sites and thir owners providing the information to the user in order to help him deciding if it is OK to deal with a site

There are solutions providing all the above, like CallingID

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