Pharming Defense
Pharming is one of the fastest-growing forms of identity theft on the Internet - and one of the hardest to defend against. In a pharming attack, a hacker has three ways that they can compromise your web site. They can insert malicious code or make an exact copy of your web site and capture customer user names and passwords as users try to access their account. They may also hijack your DNS and redirect traffic to their site or hijack your SSL certificate and redirect just the SSL portion to their site. In all of these situations an unsuspecting user enters ID, password and other confidential information which the hacker will "pharm" for illegal purposes. This is alarming because it usually goes undetected, both by the company and the user, until well after the damage has been done. These attacks can become both a liability and a reputation issue.
Perimeter's Pharming Shield continuously monitors your organization's web site for availability and code or page changes while verifying that your DNS and SSL certificate(s) have not been compromised. Real-time alerting and comprehensive reporting protects your online reputation. This is especially important if you are outsourcing to an independent third party, where validating an SLA can be challenging. Our solution continuously monitors your site for all varieties of pharming attacks every two minutes, 24 hours a day x 365 days a year.
To speak with a security and compliance expert about our Pharming Defense service you can fill out the Contact Me form on the left or call us at 800.234.2175, Option #2.
|
Click Here to download our Pharming Defense Information Sheet |