Understanding Phishing Attacks

Markus Jakobsson is a computer science professor at Indiana University and has done some excellent work on understanding phishing attacks. I’ve blogged about some of Markus’ research in the past and I thought I’d share some information about some recent work of his that focuses on the question: What causes people to fall for phishing attacks?

To understand many of these risks, you have to understand what is and isn’t easy for phishers to do. That requires knowledge of technology, various operating procedures, and the tools phishers can use, among other things.

Read the article HERE.