When
you are browsing through the internet or checking your mail, it is
very common to come across unknown pop-ups and strange URL links,
which lead you to fraudulent web pages. There have been numerous
instances of individuals and employees of well-known brands clicking
on these pop-ups and URL links and losing their vital corporate and
personal data. This is popularly known as Phishing and is a vicious
byproduct of social engineering, that aims to rob you off your
private data and even corrupt your computing device.
The
majority of the Phishing attacks
today
are designed and aimed by the third party intruders for the naïve
individuals who are unaware of Phishing. In order to combat this
situation there has been various anti-Phishing and employee awareness
programs but all of it provided a restricted perspective on security
and Phishing attacks. Top notch market players today have been
utilizing new-age technology coupled with employee research and
have come up with a revolutionary anti-Phishing software that
safeguards the individuals/employees from Phishing attacks and
creates a prioritized action plan that helps to minimize the
occurrence of potential hazards.
As
social engineering is increasing its adverse effects, Phishing
awareness too is a critical concern today. These attacks lead to
monetary loss as well as brand erosion. There are times when the
losses take excess time retrieve and by that time the brand suffers a
negative brand image and fighting back to gain its original position
becomes complex and challenging. The private data that are robbed and
leaked by third party hackers through Phishing include email id
passwords, credit/debit card details. Visa details and other data
such as business plans and business forecasts.
The
standard Phishing security programs that are available in the market
can only address the process and technology used in Phishing
protection.
Few other solutions also focused on the “person's risk” factor. A
latest trend has been the “incident” oriented approach that
entails in making the employees and individual empowered by the
knowledge about phishing attacks. Other benefits of
anti-Phishing tools
include
the following:
- It enables organizations in evaluating the probable risks associated with phishing
- The software has flexible reporting capabilities and can incorporate them back into the organization’s main performance-indicator framework.
- The solution provides a detailed “road map" solution that emphasizes on the security awareness and training within an organization.
- It enables in recognizing the weakness within people, process and technology links.
- It facilitates prioritizing remediation attempts through effective benchmarking and maturity assists in maximizing the employee awareness and knowledge to help guard sensitive information.
Thus,
we see that new-age solution providers of anti-Phishing
software/solutions enable the organizations to evaluate their
employees’ aptitude towards Phishing attacks. The solution hence
not only concentrates on computing equipments but also about
transforming people’s point of view about Phishing and overall
IT/software security.
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