Pharming

As web based threats to corporate security continue to evolve, the number of attacks are becoming more frequent and dangerous. In 2005, the FBI reported 87% of organizations experienced a computer security incident over the past 12 months. To be protected, it is important to understand the different methods of attack, one of if which is pharming.

Pharming is a form of online identity theft that employs both social engineering and technical subterfuge to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial account credentials. The most popular attack is when a hacker makes an illegal change to a DNS server and directs the user to the URL of a fraudulent website. The user intends to visit a legitimate site, but is redirected to a counterfeit website used to elicit confidential information from the users for fraudulent purposes.

Phishing – a more widespread scam that is similar to pharming – baits a computer user into providing confidential information by directing the user to visit a counterfeit or phished website. At these phishing sites, the user is asked to enter or update personal information such as passwords and account numbers.

Phishing and pharming attacks are similar, but equally dangerous. A successful phishing or pharming attack can be a devastating blow to any company. Many phishing and pharming attacks are engineered to steal corporate intellectual property, customer information, financial information and more. Imagine the potential harm an attack could have if a company’s data was obtained.

Websense software is uniquely designed to protect enterprises from these types of attacks. Websense offers anti phishing and anti pharming solutions to enterprises, along with a comprehensive suite of security products to secure corporate networks from today’s web-based threats.

Phishing: Protect Against Complet Internet Threats

Get Protected From Phishing Attacks With Websense Web Security Suite

The threat of phishing continues to grow in number, frequency, and complexity. Many scams use fake emails with false websites to trick users into providing confidential information. Social Security Numbers, credit card numbers, and network passwords are all targets of phishing campaigns. Phishing sites are made to look like official websites of popular banks, online retailers, and credit card companies. These imposter websites mislead users to think they are conducting business on a legitimate website.

Attacks are becoming more widespread geographically, and tracking phishing sites is complicated as they quickly change locations and servers. With Websense Web Security Suite, organizations can protect themselves and their employees from phishing and fraudulent attacks. In addition, Websense ThreatSeeker technology provides the software with real-time internet security updates for immediate protection from new security threats.

Anti Phishing

Protect Your Networks From Phishing Attacks With Websense Web Security Suite

Phishing sites trick individuals into divulging confidential personal information such as corporate passwords, social security numbers, credit card information, and financial data. According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in 2004 phishing scam websites increased by roughly 50 percent month to month.

Phishing scams use email to lure internet users to counterfeit websites. These fraudulent websites imitate the appearance of an organization's official website to gain the confidence of the targeted victim. Victims who access the artificial site are asked to disclose personal and confidential information. Websense Web Security Suite is an integrated web security solution that provides employees and organizations protection from phishing and fraud based attacks. Also, Websense Security Lab Alerts let customers know of emerging threats and attacks including phishing and other web-based threats.

Websense Security Labs works closely with the Anti-Phishing Working Group to identify new phishing and fraud based threats. The Anti-Phishing Working Group collects information about email fraud and phishing activity on the internet. This information is analyzed, compiled, and published into "The Phishing Activity Trends Report". This monthly publication offers information such as trends in phishing activity including the most targeted industries and brands.