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New Tool Launched by Digital Defense on War Against Phishing

The San Antonio Business Journal reports today that Digital Defense, a company that provides affordable security solutions that allow executives to assess their network security condition, manage their IT risk and meet compliance and regulatory needs, has added a new weapon in its arsenal to crack down on fraudulent Web sites that are set up to take on the same look and feel as actual sites, otherwise known as “Phishing”.

Phishing Shield To Be Added to Firefox

From CNet News, an upcoming version of Firefox will include protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.

I didn’t even know what “phishing” was until I read in the CNet story the following analysis, “Phishing is a prevalent type of online scam that attempts to steal sensitive data such as user names, passwords and credit card details. The attacks typically combine spam e-mail and fraudulent Web pages that look like legitimate sites.”