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− | '''Anti-Phishing Working Group''' is a global association working for the reduction and prevention of identity theft, phishing scams, fraud and malware. The association works in collaboration with international organizations including [[ISP]]s, governmental agencies, multilateral treaty organizations, research centers, trade associations, online retailers, banks, police and security providers.<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/ AntiPhishing]</ref> Currently APWG has more than 2,000 members but membership is constantly crowing among eligible organizations. According to APWG surveys and studies, malware is continuously increasing.<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801006963/en/APWG-Cybercrime-Report-Crimeware-Development-Contagion-Surging BusinessWire]</ref> | + | '''Anti-Phishing Working Group''' is a global association working for the reduction and prevention of identity theft, phishing scams, fraud and malware. The association works in collaboration with international organizations including [[ISP]]s, governmental agencies, multilateral treaty organizations, research centers, trade associations, online retailers, banks, police and security providers.<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/ AntiPhishing]</ref> Currently APWG has more than 2,000 members but membership is constantly growing among eligible organizations. According to APWG surveys and studies, malware is continuously increasing.<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801006963/en/APWG-Cybercrime-Report-Crimeware-Development-Contagion-Surging BusinessWire]</ref> |
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| APWG organizes meetings, seminars and summits to increase cyber-security awareness. The complete list of past and upcoming events can be seen [http://www.antiphishing.org/events/events.html here]. | | APWG organizes meetings, seminars and summits to increase cyber-security awareness. The complete list of past and upcoming events can be seen [http://www.antiphishing.org/events/events.html here]. |
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− | ==APWG & ICANN== | + | ===APWG & ICANN=== |
− | APWG and [[ICANN]] have several common members. APWG participated in ICANN meetings held in Vancouver and Lisbon in 2005 and 2007 respectively. [[ICANN]] was represented by [[John Crain]] in APWG meeting Orlando in 2006.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:TC5SvSdw5VsJ:sanjuan2007.icann.org/files/sanjuan/APWGOverviewPresentationICANNJune2007.pdf+APWG+or+ICANN&hl=en&gl=pk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjVcSR7qAsT0SmIp6LQaUrOainPjOIcKZvce8BxLA5pZKHl-riT07Pa-TNFNGvGgBNLcIlwujqrceJyjfGd22P5A8pKsH86CKMRXE-uYB4Y4OFwYE4yLNo2Bu2YyLeANNR7UPfE&sig=AHIEtbQMsFTOQME-yb4HrDlgZCKU-6tBdg ICANN]</ref> | + | APWG and [[ICANN]] have several common members. Representatives from both organizations attend select functions held by the other.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:TC5SvSdw5VsJ:sanjuan2007.icann.org/files/sanjuan/APWGOverviewPresentationICANNJune2007.pdf+APWG+or+ICANN&hl=en&gl=pk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjVcSR7qAsT0SmIp6LQaUrOainPjOIcKZvce8BxLA5pZKHl-riT07Pa-TNFNGvGgBNLcIlwujqrceJyjfGd22P5A8pKsH86CKMRXE-uYB4Y4OFwYE4yLNo2Bu2YyLeANNR7UPfE&sig=AHIEtbQMsFTOQME-yb4HrDlgZCKU-6tBdg ICANN]</ref> |
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| ==Public Education== | | ==Public Education== |
− | APWG has taken an initiative to educate people about phishing scams. For this purpose the association has started several education programs; | + | APWG has taken an initiative to educate people about phishing scams, the association has started several education programs:<ref>[http://education.apwg.org/ APWG Education]</ref> |
− | * Phishing Education Landing Page Program started with Carnegie Mellon CyLab's Supporting Trust Decisions Project in 2008. | + | * Phishing Education Landing Page Program started with Carnegie Mellon CyLab's Supporting Trust Decisions Project in 2008 |
− | * Fax Back Phishing Education Program. | + | * Fax Back Phishing Education Program |
− | * The APWG/NCSA's Stop. Think. Connect. Messaging Convention started in 2009 with [[NCSA]]. | + | * The APWG/NCSA's Stop. Think. Connect. Messaging Convention started in 2009 with [[NCSA]] |
− | * APWG/NCSA Counter Muling Project. | + | * APWG/NCSA Counter Muling Project |
− | <ref>[http://education.apwg.org/ APWG Education]</ref>
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| Besides these programs APWG has started an eCrime research project. The association invites academic institutions, researchers and industry individuals from all over the world to participate in its conferences.<ref>[http://www.ecrimeresearch.org/ eCrimeSearch]</ref> | | Besides these programs APWG has started an eCrime research project. The association invites academic institutions, researchers and industry individuals from all over the world to participate in its conferences.<ref>[http://www.ecrimeresearch.org/ eCrimeSearch]</ref> |
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| ==Sponsors== | | ==Sponsors== |
− | APWG is being sponsored by several international organizations. Some known security providers sponsoring APWG are:<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/resources.html AntiPhishing Resources]</ref> | + | APWG is sponsored by several international organizations, including known security providers:<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/resources.html AntiPhishing Resources]</ref> |
− | * DigiCert.
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− | * Cyveillance.
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− | * TrendMicros.
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− | * GeoTrust.
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− | * EasySolutions.
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− | * McAfee.
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− | * VASCO.
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− | * Symantec.
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− | Other sponsor organizations include [[AT&T]], [[Afilias]] Ltd., [[AVG Technologies]], [[BBN Technologies]], [[Cisco]], [[PayPal]] (EBAY), [[eCert]], [[Entrust]], [[GoDaddy]], [[Kaspersky Labs]], [[MasterCard]], [[Microsoft]], [[MySpace]], [[National Australia Bank]], [[NetStar]], [[Network Solutions]], [[NeuStar]], [[Panda Software]], [[SIDN]], [[Tagged]],[[VeriSign]] and [[Yahoo!]].<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801006963/en/APWG-Cybercrime-Report-Crimeware-Development-Contagion-Surging BusinessWire]</ref> | + | * [[DigiCert]] |
| + | * [[Cyveillance]] |
| + | * [[TrendMicros]] |
| + | * [[GeoTrust]] |
| + | * [[EasySolutions]] |
| + | * [[McAfee]] |
| + | * [[OneSpan|VASCO]] |
| + | * [[Symantec]] |
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| + | Other sponsor organizations include [[AT&T]], [[Afilias]] Ltd., [[AVG Technologies]], [[BBN Technologies]], [[Cisco]], [[PayPal]] (EBAY), [[eCert]], [[Entrust]], [[GoDaddy]], Kaspersky Labs, MasterCard, [[Microsoft]], [[MySpace]], National Australia Bank, [[NetStar]], [[Network Solutions]], [[NeuStar]], Panda Software, [[SIDN]], [[Tagged]], [[Verisign]] and [[Yahoo!]].<ref>[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110801006963/en/APWG-Cybercrime-Report-Crimeware-Development-Contagion-Surging BusinessWire]</ref> |
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| ==Additional Links== | | ==Additional Links== |
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