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FEATURE 1
A Thorough Examination of Phishing Methods and Countermeasures
- Phishing attacks use fake e-mails that appear to come
from genuine organizations or look-alike fake websites to steal credit
card numbers or personal identification numbers from Internet users.
The number of its victims is increasing rapidly in Japan, too.
It has
become an enormous problem affecting all those connected to the Internet.
Which specific measures can and should be taken?
This article outlines
the methods used in phishing scams and explains measures that can be
taken against them by users, network administrators, website providers,
and other potential victims.
Knowing the modus operandi
- Phishing scams use e-mail as bait and steal via a “website” linked
to that e-mail; both the e-mail and the website are fake
Anti-phishing measures 1: Identifying fake e-mails
- The sources of all e-mails and their website links should be checked
- Don’t click on website links in e-mails
Anti-phishing measures 2: Checking websites
- Check whether or not the URL of a website is genuine and whether
or not it has SSL protection
- Use free anti-phishing tools available on the Internet
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