SurfControl Joins Anti-Phishing Working Group

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SurfControl, a provider of enterprise threat protection, today announced its membership in the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an association made up of the main representatives of the IT security industry, which aims to combat phishing scams.

SurfControl will bring to APWG their diverse threat research capabilities, a thorough understanding of multi-faceted blended attacks and a proven track record of identifying and stopping new Internet threats. The SurfControl Adaptive Threat Intelligence service will support the APWG's efforts to eliminate the fraud and identity theft resulting from phishing, pharming and e-mail spoofing.

"The phishing attacks we discovered in 2003 pale in comparison to the sophistication we are witnessing in today's phishing scams. Cyber criminals are becoming masters of their trade. Unified global collaboration of like minded authorities that draws from a broad set of disciplines offers the best way to keep pace with and st -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --