Web Caller ID Anti-phishing system

The first browser-based solution provider "Web Caller ID" has been launched by the WholeSecurity to detect new phishing attacks and spoofed websites designed to steal online identities.

Web Caller ID is useful to those companies that protect their customers at the moment they could reveal their personal information like online banking password, credit card number etc, when they are in their browser accessing a malicious site.

Detect & Block Unknown Sites

The threat of phishing attacks is on rise, in this scenario it becomes essential to detect and block previously unknown sites via browser-based solutions like toolbars. Web Caller ID can be easily integrated with any browser for behavioral detection. With it’s help, it is possible for online companies to automatically protect their customers from previously unknown spoof sites without frequent update of blacklist.

What is phishing or spoofing?

Phishing or spoofing is capitalized on consumer’s innocence and belief in the credibility of e-mail, especially when the communication appears to be sent from a known, trusted brand. Phishing is used to lure a user to a false version of a trusted Web site via a URL address embedded in the email.

Once users get diverted on the spoof site, they unknowingly reveal personal information, such as online banking passwords or credit card numbers. Since the problem is rapidly increasing and impacting their profitability, companies are searching the new solutions to protect the interest of their customers.

What does Gartner survey say?

A Gartner survey indicates an estimated 57 million Americans were affected by phishing attacks in recent years, out of that 19 per cent of attacks were due to click on the URL link to a spoof site embedded in the email.

$1.2 billion, have been lost by the victims due to phishing attacks and identity theft fraud in the twelve months ending April 2004, and U.S. companies affected more due to it. Last year 92 percent of the attacks have been reported. This is why there is a growing demand from companies to implement solutions to attack the increasing threats to boost the confidence of customers in them.

The solutions which were built on reference of back record to prepare blacklists are getting outdated rapidly, investigated and published spoof sites are quickly outdated and consequently leave companies vulnerable to new spoof sites.

Function of WholeSecurity's Web Caller ID

The main function of WholeSecurity's Web Caller ID is to detect spoof sites in plug-ins, integrated into browsers or toolbars or via Spam. It also gives zero-hour protection against phishing attacks, Web Caller ID uses novel behavioral detection method. Compare with blacklist only solutions, Web Caller ID is more advance, as it has a real time check it identifies previously unknown spoof sites based on their characteristics and prevents users from accessing them.

Web Caller ID is designed to assist companies to reduce losses due to fraud and boost the confidence of customers in online marketing activities and e-commerce.

The IT vendor and e-tailor communities are serious about online identity theft. They welcome the solution provided by WholeSecurity.

Information Technology Association of America, ITAA is fighting against online fraud. ITAA is a leading Coalition to fight against Online Identity Theft Coalition. This group works to stay ahead of online fraud by creating awareness in online users and by using innovative technology. ITAA has reputed coalition members like eBay and Wholesecurity. They fight aggressively against online frauds to keep faith alive in e-commerce.

The main beneficiaries of Web Caller ID

The main beneficiaries of Web Caller ID solutions are organizations like banks, credit card companies and e-commerce companies. The browser plugin can be easily downloaded that automatically prevents users from entering fraud web sites. It also provides a specialized email processing service that enables spoof site reporting, which is helpful to prepare a blacklist.

WholeSecurity is the unique in a sense that it is the only solution provider company with real time solutions that enable online organizations to offer 'zero-hour' protection for employees, partners and customers against the two major online identity theft threats such as eavesdropping programs and phishing.

Web Caller-ID doesn’t require blacklist updates to detect new and unreported spoof sites. In fraction of second it completes site analysis for multiple behavioral categories. It also detects malicious sites and spams. Web Caller-ID protects users while they are using browser to prevent them from submitting critical information to suspicious sources.

Its secure, browser-based management console enables administrators to view and confirm malicious sites which is useful to take a necessary action against fraudulent web sites.

Web Caller ID completely analyzes spoof sites detected via the browser plug-ins and e-mail streams, which is useful to report critical information about phishing attacks, such as the number of fraud web sites and their operational behavior.

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