{"id":1068,"date":"2011-07-27T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:09:10","slug":"phishing-a-major-threat-to-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/phishing-a-major-threat-to-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing &#8216;a major threat to businesses&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/additional-domain-and-trademark-services.html\">Phishing<\/a> has become a major risk for U.S. businesses, not just individual consumers, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tony Neate, managing director of the security awareness campaign Get Safe Online, Internet fraudsters are increasingly targeting corporate organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers can use fake emails, purported to be sent by genuine organizations such as banks, as they aim to obtain individual or business financial data.<\/p>\n<p>Fake websites set up using bogus domains can also be used to lure companies and individuals into parting with confidential information, which can be used for the purposes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/brand-monitoring.html\">fraud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What we&#8217;re seeing more with this are more targeted phishing attacks, which are called &#8216;spear phishing&#8217;,&#8221; Mr. Neate said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They actually target an individual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">domain<\/a> or a company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He urged businesses to educate employees on the warning signs of phishing attacks, in order to reduce the risks of falling victim to a scam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phishing has become a major risk for U.S. businesses, not just individual consumers, it has been claimed. 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