"Tech Companies Not Doing Enough to Protect Users from Phishing Scams"

Academics from Plymouth's Center for Security, Communications, and Network (CSCAN) Research conducted a study in which they examined the effectiveness of phishing filters in different email providers. The majority of potential phishing messages used in this study successfully reached inboxes and were not labeled as spam or suspicious, which indicates the significant inadequacy of email providers' phishing filters. Findings of the study calls for technology companies to improve their efforts in protecting individuals and organizations against phishing threats. This article continues to discuss the study and its findings, as well as the rising number of phishing incidents, the different forms of phishing, and the importance of improving phishing detection. 

Science Daily reports "Tech Companies Not Doing Enough to Protect Users from Phishing Scams"

Submitted by Anonymous on