Phishing ignorance is rampant
February 23, 2005 by Mike Wendland
Ever wonder why phishing spam scam is so out of control?
It’s because nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t even know what it is.
I’m out in Redmond, WA this week meeting with Microsoft security experts learning about spam and security issues. Today, they told me about a new study of 12,500 Internet users that found only 30 percent were aware of phishing issues.
“At the end of the day, this (combating such scams) is about education and changing consumer behavior to be proactive in protecting themselves,” says Jacqueline Beauchere, the business strategy manager for Microsoft’s Safety Technology and Strategy Group.
Want to learn how to spot a phishing scam?
Take the excellent interactive demo at http:safety.msn.com You can see real examples of phishing spam to identify the things that give it away as bogus.
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