Perimeter eSecurity Launches New Suite of Identity Protection Services To Discover and Take Down Phishing & Pharming Websites
Industry leading Pharming Shield and CounterPhish SM Services
Available for a Limited Time at a Significant Discount
Milford, CT — March 19, 2007 Perimeter eSecurity, the only provider of complete eSecurity on demand, announced today that it has launched a powerful new suite of Identity Protection Services which builds on their industry leading CounterPhishSM anti-phishing service, enhancing it with their new Pharming Shield offering. Perimeter is making this suite of services available at a 33% discount until the end of April.
A phishing attack starts with a fraudulent email directed at a banking services customer of a financial institution. The email appears to come from the customer’s financial institution and contains a URL or web site link that, when clicked on, takes the Account User to a Phish Web Site and directs them to enter their account number, username, password or PIN, etc. This information is collected in a Phish Database that enables criminals to use the customer’s identity to steal funds, commit fraud, or otherwise attack the institution. Pharming attacks redirect legitimate traffic to the hacker’s web site so the hacker can gain access to customers’ user names and passwords. Whether it is a “Man-in-the-middle” Attack, DNS Poisoning, or Web Site or Host File Modification it is urgent that compromised systems be detected and resolved quickly.
“Fifty nine million Phishing emails are sent out worldwide each day, 90% of which are targeted at financial institutions,” said Kevin Prince, CSO of Perimeter eSecurity. “Attacks are becoming increasingly personal because hackers will go to any length to convince end users that an imitation email or website is real. They will even use your security vendor or a federal organization as ‘bait.’ Fraudulent phishing and pharming sites need to be taken down immediately to thwart further attacks and damage. Our Identity Protection Services average a 3-hour take-down time for phishing and pharming sites in contrast to a nearly 6-day industry average.”
CounterPhishSM is a 24x7 monitoring and quick reaction service designed to discover, validate and shut down phishing attacks fast. The service also provides the client with the ability to identify potential phishing attacks and provides a full audit trail through Perimeter’s online portal facility. Pharming Shield monitors critical systems 24x7 and detects when unauthorized modifications are made to a website that could mean that it has been compromised. Pharming Shield alerts customers if unauthorized changes are made to their DNS servers, web sites, or SSL digital certificates and quickly resolves any compromises found.
Prince said that “Perimeter’s Identity Protection Service suite defends the reputation of our financial services clients with a systematic process that is easy to follow. Like all of our on demand services, these services are priced at an affordable monthly subscription rate. By adopting these services today, our clients can save a great deal in operational and incident management expenses down the road.”
CounterPhishSM continuously scans millions of SPAM emails and monitors DNS registrations for early detection. Perimeter reports Phishing URLs to the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and other authorities and blocks browser access to phishing sites. Perimeter’s CounterPhishSM 24x7 service stands ready to initiate a “take down” procedure anywhere in the world. Pharming Shield monitors customers’ web site pages, SSL certificates and DNS servers for unauthorized changes every 2 minutes. The service provides a real-time certification to display on customers’ websites, indicating that they are protected by Pharming Shield™.
Perimeter’s Identity Protection Services provide 24x7 monitoring via a real-time portal interface where incident details are tracked and recorded for reporting purposes, audit compliance, or insurance claims. Perimeter addresses Phishing and Pharming attacks seven days a week and in 15 different languages. As with Perimeter’s 50 other on demand security services, no CPE, software or expensive integration project is required at the customer location. For more information on Perimeter’s Identity Management Services please visit: http://www.perimeterusa.com/counterphishandpharming-2.html
About Perimeter
As the only provider of complete security on demand, Perimeter makes security easily available and affordable for all businesses. Perimeter's on demand security services protect thousands of computer networks nationwide, offering more than 50 different services on a subscription basis. With the proliferation of security threats and technologies, clients benefit from a single-source provider that offers all services through one pre-integrated platform and web portal.
Perimeter's on demand services are continuously expanded, enhanced and upgraded for current and future regulatory compliance. With seven geographically distributed technical offices and three redundant data centers, Perimeter's complete, on-demand and affordable security services are always available and have been validated by multiple independent third parties. For more information about Perimeter visit www.perimeterusa.com or call (800) 234-2175 opt # 2.
For Further Information Contact:
Cathy Clarke
CNC Associates for Perimeter eSecurity
617.527.2089
cathy@cncassocs.com
