Comments on: Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

Online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands, according to a new report.

[ml_ess]

The inbox trap

The inbox has become a trap for its owner. Avoid spam. Watch out for phishing. Failing to excersize the highest level of caution when opening email from unfamiliar senders can seriously hinder your security. http://essentialsecurity.com/Documents/article16.htm
Internet criminals are coming up with more ways to invade our inboxes and steal personal information; being careless about your email is not an option.

[ddesy]

Education

Widespread education of users is key to reducing the success rate of the phishing community. Unfortunately it seems that no outlet that has been used to get the message across has succeeded in reaching the masses yet.

[markcrobinson]

The Solutions need to be in the System

The internet was cobbled together and will need, in the future, to go theough a reorginization - a shakeout - a makeover. Internet v2. It's going to happen, even if it starts out as a select community that, in time, grows bigger than the net.
It needs to have the safeguards built in. How will we accomplish that?

Mark C. Robinson
HandicappedPets.com