Nominum Now Member of Anti-Phishing Working Group

Nominum,a provider of network naming and addressing technologies, announced that it has joined the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an organization dedicated to eliminating identity theft and fraud related to e-mail scams known as Phishing.

 

To fight back against the illegal phishing activity Nominum (News - Alert) said that it has developed a unique that leverages proven DNS technology to provide real-time protection in the event a subscriber clicks on a phishing link. The latest development of joining APWG, will allow Nominum to work with other companies to fight against the common phishing threat.

 

“As part of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, Nominum will be working with other leading companies to combat this widespread threat,” said Paul Mockapetris, founder and CTO of Nominum.

 

The new solution from Nominum redirects users to a “teaching page” that explains the danger of phishing, rather than allowing Internet users to visit malicious sites and get enticed into giving up confidential information or to have their computers become infected with malware. These “teachable moments” have been verified as an effective means of educating users about phishing by research into user behavior conducted at Carnegie Mellon University.

 

“Nominum is a valuable addition to the APWG, given the roots of the company's principals in the development of DNS technologies,” said Peter Cassidy of the Anti-Phishing Working Group. “The company will be contributing fruitfully to the discussion among APWG researchers who are investigating the manifold ways the DNS is being abused by organized electronic crime gangs today.”

 

Officials at Nominum said that, their solution allow providers and enterprises to leverage DNS to deliver a Trusted Internet Experience, creating an environment where individuals can browse, interact, and transact online without fear of identity theft or exposure to illegal or malicious content.

 

This environment preserves the freedom to explore, create, and share content, while maintaining privacy. It also removes the immense burden on Internet users to provide and maintain the technology needed to protect themselves from an increasingly complex and continually changing range of online threats, according to the company.