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2010-05-25 13:26:15 | |
| Wombat Security launches its online training game Anti-Phishing Phyllis, which aims at helping users to detect fraudulent emails. | |
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Norman Sadeh is a Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and also the CEO of Wombat Security. In an interview with Help-Net Security, he explained how the Anti-Phishing Phyllis game "teaches users how to recognize phishing traps indicative of fraudulent emails."
Sadeh also said that the anti-phishing game projects originated from a research done at Carnegie Mellon in 2004, which showed them that current anti-phishing solutions would not be able to counteract the phishing phenomenon and that ultimately, "users can also be a major part of the solution." The people at Wombat Security therefore expect that their software can educate users and allow them not to get caught in phishing traps. Anti-Phishing Phyllis is a follow-up to Anti-Phishing Phil, another educative game that teaches users how to spot fraudulent links that are potentially dangerous. The new Wombat Security creation uses a vast library of example legitimate and phishing emails presented randomly, so one user playing the game multiple times will each time be presented with new challenges to overcome. "Traps covered in the game include fake links, malicious attachments, cash prizes, 'respond-to' emails asking for sensitive information and much more," explains the Web page for the game. In addition, both the Phil and Phyllis games can be customized to fit a specific organization's needs and "to reflect the types of phishing attacks an organization's employees or customers are most likely to receive. " | |
Reference 1: http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1438
Reference 2: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9277
Reference 3: http://www.wombatsecurity.com/antiphishingphyllis
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