Why is the anti-phishing service important?
Losses attributed to phishing, the use of spoof emails to trick Internet users into divulging confidential information to steal identities, totalled £21.7 million in the first half of 2006 according to UK trade association for payments and payment services, APACS. Unlike spam attacks, phishing attacks are low in volume and often target specific users with invitations that appear to be from trusted vendors to a website that looks legitimate. These disguised sites are often online for just a few hours or days. Phishing attacks are often overlooked by most anti-spam solutions due to their low volume and transient nature. We are able to identify the unique attributes of phishing attacks and quickly block them before they reach you.
