BankInfoSecurity.com Interviews Markus Jakobsson on the Current State of Phishing Trends - Part 1 of 2
 Listen to BankInfoSecurity’s latest podcast as a leading phishing researcher explains some of his newest findings on phishing. Dr. Markus Jakobsson is a professor at Indiana University, and a research fellow with the Anti Phishing Working Group (AWPG). Dr. Jakobsson is also Associate Director of the Center of Applied Cybersecurity Research, and a founder of RavenWhite Inc, and he heads the efforts at www.stop-phishing.com.
Author and inventor of more than fifty patents, Jakobsson’s research delves into not the technical aspects of phishing and other types of cyber attacks, but also focuses on the human aspect. His latest paper, “The Human Factor in Phishing” is discussed in this first part of a two-part podcast.
During the interview Dr. Jakobsson describes the research he is doing on fraud, social engineering and phishing, and the prevention of these attacks. His interview is not to be missed, as he explains some of the new ways attackers are targeting the customers of banks and credit unions.
Excerpt from podcast:
LINDA MCGLASSON: I’ll go right ahead into these questions. In your most recent research, The Human Factor and Phishing, you showed the importance of understanding the psychological aspects of phishing. For the banks and credit unions who want to educate and protect their customers, what are some of the most important points they need to know about your findings?
MARKUS JAKOBSSEN: I would say that they could hire the most brilliant techies, who know everything about cryptography and network security, to secure their website and make it hacker-proof, they could pay companies like Cyota for quick takedown, and they could hire people like the guys at the Internet Law Group to go after the phishers and bring them to court. These, of course, are good things to do. But, still, the client might fall prey to phishing in large numbers. Why? Well, first of all, having a safe, safe site doesn’t mean that your clients will not be fooled to give out the information at sites impersonating your site. Your client didn’t come to your site to learn about security – they came to pay their bills, and, and that’s their primary thing. Security is a secondary concern to them. And they may not even pay attention to the warning. |
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