White Papers

The Cost of Phishing: Understanding the True Cost Dynamics Behind Phishing Attacks

Overview How much do phishing attacks really cost organizations? This question has intrigued and frustrated the security industry since attacks began to appear. According to Gartner study released in December 2007, phishing attacks represent a staggering amount of fraud, costing organizations more than 3 billion dollars annually. Even more shocking than this cost is the fact that phishing is a steadily growing problem with no end in sight. The schemes vary, but they typically involve using some combination of spoofed junk email (spam), malicious software (malware), and fake Web pages to harvest personal information from unwitting consumers.

Download White Paper

By downloading you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These include information regarding use of your personal data.

Publisher
Cyveillance
File Format
PDF
Date Published
Jun 30, 2009
Format
White Papers
Topics
Network Security, Security Management

Similiar White Papers

Use these Registry settings to help lock down Windows

Use these Registry settings to help lock down Windows

This sample chapter, taken from Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, Second Edition discusses how to use the registr

Publisher: TechRepublic  |  Tags: microsoft windows, network, windows server, windows xp, xp

Anonymous Proxy: A Growing Trend in Internet Abuse

Anonymous Proxy: A Growing Trend in Internet Abuse

Anonymous proxies are an unseen threat--a student's or employee's backdoor to malicious or productivity-sapping sites on

Publisher: Bloxx  |  Tags: database, third-generation, trend

Tivoli WebSEAL - Sizing and Capacity Planning

Tivoli WebSEAL - Sizing and Capacity Planning

WebSEAL is a component of Tivoli Access Manager for e-business that provides an authentication and authorization mechani

Publisher: IBM  |  Tags: authentication, network, os, password, server

Balancing Security Against Productivity

Balancing Security Against Productivity

What makes for great security? Is it about keeping the bad guys out or letting the good guys in? About defending atta

Publisher: Novell  |  Tags: management, security management

A Brief History of Network Security and the Need for Host Based Intrusion Detection

A Brief History of Network Security and the Need for Host Based Intrusion Detection

This paper describes the present state of information and network security with specific concentration on Host-based Int

Publisher: Tetrad Digital Integrity (TDI)  |  Tags: network, network security