Six Week Study Tested Eight Products to Determine Best Overall Anti-Phishing Accuracy including EarthLink, eBay, GeoTrust, Google using Firefox, McAfee, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Netcraft, and Netscape
Read the report at Gone Phishing: Evaluating Anti-Phishing Tools for Windows.
Redmond, WA (September 27, 2006)- 3Sharp LLC, a privately held technical services firm with offices in Redmond and Toledo, Ohio, today released the results of the most extensive public testing to date on the effectiveness of different Web browser and toolbar-based anti-phishing technologies. The rising tide of identity theft through fraudulent websites is becoming a key concern among consumers, and is resulting in increased focus on anti-phishing technologies from large vendors. In fact, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a global industry group focused on eliminating identity theft through spoofed e-mail, recently reported the number of phishing sites is growing as much as 400% a year.
Paul Robichaux, senior partner at 3Sharp, has more than 20 years’ experience as a software developer, messaging architect, and system administrator. „Over the last few years“, he points out, „phishing has become a much bigger problem. Phishers have become more sophisticated-and brazen-in their attacks, and they’re getting better at fooling people.“
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