Anti-Phishing Phil

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Anti-Phishing Phil

09-20-2007, 10:10 AM,

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Anti-Phishing Phil

Quote:Dealing with phishing attacks is no lighthearted matter, but preventing one before it happens can be. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) developed a Flash-based online game called Anti-Phishing Phil its creators hope will raise awareness about the scourge of phishing by making learning about prevention fun.

CMU researchers say more traditional anti-phishing measures such as eBay's spoof e-mail tutorial or even the FTC's phishing prevention guide are excellent but are often ignored by Web surfers...

full article: http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/005466.html

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