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Anti-SPAM & Anti-Phishing 

In a first-time measure of "phishing," or unsolicited email requesting personal financial information, 35% of users say they have received such email, and 2% have responded by providing the information.

 

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Computer Security Institute (CSI)

Computer Security Institute (CSI) is the world's leading membership organization specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security professional. Since 1974, CSI has been providing education and aggressively advocating the critical importance of protecting information assets.

CSI sponsors two conference and exhibitions each year:
CSI NetSec in June;
and the CSI Annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition in November.

CSI also offers a full schedule of training classes on encryption, intrusion management, Internet, firewalls, awareness, Windows and more.

CSI membership benefits include the ALERT newsletter, quarterly Journal, discounts on CSI conferences and training, and SecurCompass, an automated, standards-based security program assessment tool.

CSI also publishes the annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, Frontline end-user awareness newsletter, and Topline security brief for executives.

For more information about CSI, email csi@cmp.com or telephone (415) 947-6320.

What is Phishing and Pharming?
Phishing attacks use both social engineering and technical subterfuge to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial account credentials. Social-engineering schemes use 'spoofed' e-mails to lead consumers to counterfeit websites designed to trick recipients into divulging financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames, passwords and social security numbers. Hijacking brand names of banks, e-retailers and credit card companies, phishers often convince recipients to respond. Technical subterfuge schemes plant crimeware onto PCs to steal credentials directly, often using Trojan keylogger spyware. Pharming crimeware misdirects users to fraudulent sites or proxy servers, typically through DNS hijacking or poisoning.