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Market Development in Management of Phishing and Social Engineering Threats

Published by: IDC

Published: Jul. 27, 2006 - 19 Pages


Table of Contents


Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Situation Overview
Types of Physical Security and Social Engineering Threats
Social Engineering
Figure: Social Engineering Facing the Corporation
Internal Focused Threats
External Focused Threats
Phishing
Measuring the Weakness
Figure: Worldwide Phishing Numbers, 2005
Regional Issues
Figure: Top Phishing Hosting Countries
Scope of the Problem
Social Engineering
Many Are Phishing in the Sea
Crimeware the Latest Evolution
Examples in Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Taking Taxes?
Educational Institutions
Factors Changing The Threats Landscape
A Different Hacker
Targeted Threats
Combined Techniques
Management Challenges
The Worries of Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Businesses
Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Countries' Top Security Concerns (% of Respondents)
Accountability Within the Organization
Future Outlook
Solutions Available in the Market
Phishing
Examples of Vendor Solutions
Social Engineering
Essential Guidance
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Related Research
Synopsis

Abstract

This IDC study covers social engineering, a subject that has been evolving and becoming Internet based.

"Though not a new concept, social engineering is one of the most overlooked areas in IT security. It is also one of the hardest to manage because of its use of interaction on human tendencies and human error," says Kit Yau, senior research manager, IT Services, IDC Asia/Pacific. "The latest in social engineering has revolved around phishing and Internet-enabled social engineering. This has made it lucrative for some that are taking advantage of the component in an IT system that is hardest to protect, the user."



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