TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: AOL Boasts Anti-Phishing Protection


AOL Boasts Anti-Phishing Protection


Reuters Newswire (reuters@telecom-digest.org)
Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:24:19 -0500

America Online, the online division of Time Warner Inc., on Wednesday
said it plans to step up protections against the illegal gathering of
subscribers' sensitive data through fraudulent Web sites.

AOL said it has struck partnerships with MarkMonitor Inc. and
Cyveillance and expanded an agreement with Cyota Inc. to help prevent
what's popularly known as "phishing."

The companies will help AOL spot and block sites that mimic legitimate
companies. AOL also plans to monitor for new phishing sites across the
Web as well as track down suspicious links contributed by its
subscribers.

"The only difference between a phisher and a mugger is that a phisher
uses a keyboard and not a gun," Tatiana Platt, AOL Chief Trust
Officer, said in a statement.

The move follow improvements AOL made in late September to block out
programs that track user behavior, known as "spyware."

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited.

NOTE: For more telecom/internet/networking/computer news from the
daily media, check out our feature 'Telecom Digest Extra' each day at
http://telecom-digest.org/td-extra/more-news.html . Hundreds of new
articles daily.

For more headlines and news reports, also go to:
http://telecom-digest.org/td-extra/newstoday.html (also)
http://telecom-digest.org/td-extra/internet-news.html

Post Followup Article Use your browser's quoting feature to quote article into reply
Go to Next message: Reuters News Wire: "U.S. FTC Sues New Hampshire 'Spyware' Operation"
Go to Previous message: gg_samsung: "Employment Opportunity: Samsung is Hiring in San Jose!!!"
TELECOM Digest: Home Page