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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Pharming
- Setting up a fraudulent Web site that contains copies of pages from a legitimate Web site in order to capture confidential information from users. By hacking into DNS servers...
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ZDNet Resources
- Getting hooked: Phishing, pharming and online threats
- Sponsored: There's no shortage of malicious code on the Internet. Agent Peterson of the Geek Squad offers some tips on how to protect yourself from viruses and spyware. The content for this video was sponsored and provided by Geek Squad.
- Tags: Pharming, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Real Estate, Spyware, Corporate Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Business Operations, Marketing, Geek Squad, Adware & Malware
- Whiteboards 2007-11-15
- Dynamic Pharming Attacks and Locked Same-Origin Policies for Web Browsers
- This paper describes a new attack against web authentication, which the paper calls dynamic pharming. Dynamic pharming works by hijacking DNS and sending the victim's browser malicious Javascript, which then exploits DNS rebinding vulnerabilities and the name-based same-origin policy to hijack a legitimate session after authentication has taken place. As...
- Tags: Pharming, Web Browser, Authentication
- White papers 2007-11-02
- Identity Protection Services: Security Solutions for Financial Institutions
- Perimeter offers an industry leading suite of identity protection services that include anti-phishing and pharming services to protect the most valuable asset to any financial institution - its customers.
- Tags: Pharming, Financial, Financial Company, Perimeter, Phishing, Financial Services, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Cisco confirms router 'pharming' exploits
- The router hijack exploit scenario detailed by researchers at Symantec may affect Cisco routers that are marketed for the Small Office/Home Office SOHO, Remote Office/Branch Office ROBO and teleworker business segments, according to a notice from Cisco's incident response team.The background: Symantec's paper PDF. Coverage by Joris Evers and Brian...
- Tags: Browsers, Cisco, Exploit code, Hackers, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
- Phishing and Pharming
- Organizations face a complex challenge in securing their computing environment. Organizations and their employees are increasingly targeted in phishing attacks designed to steal proprietary company data and distribute malicious code. New pharming incidents also present increasing challenges that IT needs to address. This paper describes phishing and pharming and...
- Tags: Pharming, Websense Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2006-12-08
- MyIdnWebShield (msi)
- IdnWebShield, the first security software which combines seven technologies completely focusing on phishing & pharming protection. IdnWebShield is a security tool that provides full protection against all phishing and pharming attacks. IdnWebShield is already pre-configured for full protection mode, easy-to-install, and easy-to-use it works automatically in the background for anybody...
- Tags: Pharming, IdnWebShield, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Software downloads 2006-09-05
- 'Active cookies' for better security?
- With 'pharming' technology, the cyber crooks put directly false information on domain name servers. Even if you manually type an URL, especially when using a Wi-Fi connection, you can't be sure that your request is not redirected to a wrong place. And there are no commercial tools to protect you...
- Tags: attack, pharming
- Blog posts 2006-02-20
- Phishing and Pharming: Understanding Phishing and Pharming
- Phishing and pharming, along with their associated identity thefts, continue to grow at an alarming rate and are wreaking major havoc on the world's economy, as well as individual financial standings. Because these scams are difficult to detect and the sums of money made by criminal organizations through these activities...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Pharming, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Understanding and preventing phishing and pharming attacks
- Phishing and pharming scams use spoofed e-mails to lead consumers to counterfeit websites to trick recipients into divulging financial data like credit card numbers, account information, Social Security numbers, etc. This leads to financial losses for consumers who have their identity stolen and businesses which unknowingly process these fraudulent transactions....
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Pharming, Financial, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Financial Accounting, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Finance
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Phishing vs. pharming
- Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate enterprise. Pharming attacks compromise at the DNS server level, re-directing you to a hacker's site when you type in a company's Web address.
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, pharming, phishing
- Whiteboards 2005-11-10
- Phishing vs. pharming
- Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate enterprise. Pharming attacks compromise at the DNS server level, re-directing you to a hacker's site when you type in a company's Web address.
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, pharming, phishing, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing
- Whiteboards 2005-11-10
- Phishing vs. pharming
- Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate enterprise. Pharming attacks compromise at the DNS server level, re-directing you to a hacker's site when you type in a company's Web address.
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, pharming, phishing
- Whiteboards 2005-07-21
- Phishing vs. pharming
- Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate enterprise. Pharming attacks compromise at the DNS server level, re-directing you to a hacker's site when you type in a company's Web address.
- Tags: Spam, Security, cyberthreats, pharming, phishing, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing
- Whiteboards 2005-07-21
- Browser-based attacks increase as viruses decrease
- Browser-based attacks increase as viruses decreaseBrowser-based attacks???This article has absolutely nothing to do with the browsers. The vulnerability in this article is related to social-engineering and nothing with the browser. The fact that a browser is used as part of a scheme does equal to a vulnerability.This day an...
- Tags: Web browsers, Phishing, Cyberthreats, RSS, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Spam, pharming, Web browser, BROWSER BASED, virus
- Discussion threads 2005-06-14
- Pharming threats to IP phone networks described
- From the giant Supercomm telephony trade show in Chicago, colleague Ben Charny reports today on concerns about a VoIP flavor of pharming. It's DNS cache poisoning, pure and simple.As Ben explains, pharming can exploit vulnerabilities in certain network equipment that translates email and Web addresses into IP addresses. Security experts...
- Tags: IP, SuperComm, pharming
- Blog posts 2005-06-07
- Pharming and other security woes hector VoIP
- Pharming and other security woes hector VoIPOne of the reasons I have not gone to VOIPFunny, I just moved and thought about getting VOIP but have opted out just based on the fact that it just seems great on the outside.. But what kind of security risks does it pose?...
- Tags: Telephony, INTERNET, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, wireless, pharming, security woe, security
- Discussion threads 2005-06-07
- Pharming attacks
- It's related to phishing, but even more sinister. Find out how pharming attacks hijack Internet domains and what you can do to protect yourself.
- Tags: pharming
- Whiteboards 2005-05-24
- Pharming attacks
- It's related to phishing, but even more sinister. Find out how pharming attacks hijack Internet domains and what you can do to protect yourself.
- Tags: Security, pharming, Phishing, Spam And Phishing
- Whiteboards 2005-05-24
- Anti-phishing group expands to address pharming
- Anti-phishing group expands to address pharmingSad state of DNS securityWe've all heard the story of the Cub Scout web site domain that was hijacked and pointed to a porn site just for kicks, maybe even grinned a little at the humor of it all. It was only a matter of...
- Tags: Domain names, Cyberthreats, Web site development, Spam, pharming, phishing
- Discussion threads 2005-02-22
- Anti-phishing group expands to address pharming
- Kim Cameron, an identity expert popular for his "Laws of Identity," reported in his blog that the Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG has added pharming to its web site. After praising the Group for not changing its name yet (so what if they do?) he points to a report the Group...
- Tags: pharming, phishing
- Blog posts 2005-02-22
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