Phishing

appropriation and use of someone's identifying or personal data or documents, such as a credit card. Phishing is defined as trying to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one. A derivative of phishing, called vishing, is trying to obtain financial or other confidential information…

to access bank accounts through phishing websites. Phishing websites look similar to bank websites…

security related issues. Cloud robotics which is one of the algorithmic processes is a good example of what can be attained using algorithms. This paper is bent on focusing on practical differences in which algorithms are used in solving problems (phishing) through in-depth understanding of the problem and then formulating it as well as using comparative analysis in the same. Introduction Algorithm brings together values taken up as input which produces some other value or a set of values which…

“The State of Phishing Attacks” by Jason Hong provides an enlightening summary of the current state of phishing attacks. First, Hong defines and describes different types of phishing attacks. Second, he describes the motivations behind these attacks. Third, he notes how people create different attacks (e.g. fake phishing email, setting up fake websites, etc.) and he discusses the corresponding motives behind these types of attacks (e.g. using these tools to gain sensitive or confidential…

Identity “theft” IDENTITY THEFT: The term identity “theft” is a part of broader aspect known as the cybercrimes. The identity “theft” occurs when one person copies the personal data of another person assumes another identity which is used by the copier for stealing from the first person. This thief who takes another’s identity makes transactions in the online system by being another person, which is part of stealing in the cybercrimes. The thief uses the computer and the internet networks to…

the world or the ease of running multiple scams at once, but it is clear that today’s scammers have become very clever and creative at finding new ways to gain possession of personal information with the help of social media. From Catfishing, to phishing, to money flipping, scammers have evolved and are developing innovative ways to obtain information illegally. Catfishing is “the practice of setting up a fictitious online profile, most often for the purpose of luring another (person) into a…

The vulnerabilities identified in part 1 assignment was mitigated by recommending the right solutions. In part2, the network security analyst identified and proposed solutions for the right network devices to protect the accounting firm's network from intruders and external cyber threats. In this final assignment section, the network security analyst of the accounting firm will propose the application/end-user security recommendation to protect the company’s sensitive information. The analyst…

complete test, the test accuracy is 100% but cannot be referred to a bigger scope. Also, for most situation, because of the cost and the real situation, it is difficult to test every member of the target. For University XYZ, if we just want to perform phishing campaign for one department. We can use completing test.…

defined by Wikipedia, Phising is used to get information like usernames, passwords and credit card information and they are disguised as trustworthy. Phishing is a homophone of fishing because it is similar to fishing in the way that the scammers are using a bait to catch the victim. Phishing is an example of social engineering ("Phishing"). Phishing starts with scammers sending an email to the victim asking them to confirm their password or their payment information and the email is usually a…

Chapter 3: The Cyber World The cyber world or cyberspace is an online environment of computer networks through which you can communicate with other people. It provides users with ways to conduct business and network with other people as easily as they do in the physical world. For example, online shopping has reduced trips to the market and social networking sites allow you to connect with friends staying thousands of miles away. In addition to all the benefits, there are some serious concerns…