I read a very interesting article dealing with phishing and blocklists from … you guessed it … Phishlabs. Limited Impact of Phishing Site Blocklists and Browser Warnings is the article and I found it quite interesting.
One of the things this article talks about is the blocklists from Google Safe and Microsoft to prevent people from getting hit. People ignore these warnings, according to the article, and get taken anyhow. Sometimes, although I doubt I’ll be doing this anymore, I would cauciously look to see why it is blocked. I am not interested in getting hit with potential ransomware, so I’ve decided if I got curious and I saw the warnings that I’d get the hell out.
Headings in the article include:
- Detection Early in the Phishing Lifecycle
- Mitigating Phishing Sites and Minimizing Impact
- Additional Resources:
The last one is at the end and links to other things that might be of interest. Our smarts need to play a part in this, and sadly, I think thats the only way to win this. Have other thoughts after reading this one? I’d love to hear from you.
Discover more from The Technology blog and podcast
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.