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Title:
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ANTI-PHISHING AS A WEB-BASED USER SERVICE |
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Author(s):
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Christopher Cranston , George R S Weir |
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ISBN:
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972-9027-53-6 |
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Editors:
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Sandeep Krishnamurthy and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Phishing, spam, email scams. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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175 |
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Last Page:
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182 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper describes the recent phenomenon of phishing, in which email messages are sent to unwitting recipients in order to elicit personal information and perpetrate identity theft and financial fraud. A variety of existing techniques for addressing this problem are detailed and a novel approach to the provision of phishing advice is introduced. This takes the form of a Web-based user-service to which users may forward suspect email messages for inspection. The Anti-Phishing Web Service rates the suspect email and provides a Web-based report that the submitter may view. This approach promises benefits in the form of added security for the end-user and insight on the factors that are most revealing of phishing attacks. |
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