Phishing

Name : Norfahana Binti Norizan Class : 4 Science 1

Introduction
What is Phishing? Type of Phishing How to protect from Phishing? How to avoid Phishing? How to detect Phishing? Effects of Phishing Conclusion References

Definition of Phishing
Is a type of Internet fraud that seeks to acquire a users credentials by deception. It includes theft of passwords, credit card numbers, bank account details and other confidential information.

Type of Phishing
Deceptive Phishing Malware-Based Phishing Web Trojans Hosts File Poisoning Data Theft

How to avoid Phishing?

Protect your computer with anti-virus software, spyware filters, email filters and make sure that they are regularly updated. Avoid responding any unknown email or giving your financial information to the mail.

How to protect from Phishing?

Determine if the nature of the correspondence is suspicious. Call the organization directly to verify the inquiry. Examine the email address of the entity that sent you the email. Provide your personal information only to websites that are secure.

How to detect Phishing?

You will see misspelled of URLs. Attacker sends a spam email to thousands of email addresses pretending to be from a legitimate organization. Plain text/Absence of logos.

Effects of Phishing
Identity theft Internet fraud Difficulties in Law Enforcement Investigations Financial loss to the original institutions

Conclusion
Phishing is a growing crime. Phishing is not just a technical problem and Phishers would keep coming up with new ways of attacking the users.

References
https://www.securelist.com/en/threats/spam?cha pter=85 http://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16680 http://www.wikihow.com/Protect-Yourself-fromPhishing-Scams http://www.pcworld.com/article/135293/article.ht ml