Most users can't spot a phishing site - InternetNews.com
June 15, 2009
VeriSign is out with a new report this morning, stating that 88 percent of Web users in the U.S. can't identify phishing sites. Phishing sites are spoofed sites of legitimate sites that aim to trick users into giving up information.
While the VeriSign numbers sound disturbing, they're actually an improvement from data that I reported on in 2005. Back then, I wrote a story about a report that stated that only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time...
VeriSign is out with a new report this morning, stating that 88 percent of Web users in the U.S. can't identify phishing sites. Phishing sites are spoofed sites of legitimate sites that aim to trick users into giving up information.
While the VeriSign numbers sound disturbing, they're actually an improvement from data that I reported on in 2005. Back then, I wrote a story about a report that stated that only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time...
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