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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, online retailers, banks, police and security providers to get rid of cyber crime.<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/ AntiPhishing]</ref> | |||
APWG organizes meetings, seminars and summits to increase the awareness about cyber security. The complete list of APWG past and upcoming events can be seen [http://www.antiphishing.org/events/events.html AntiPhishing Events here]. | |||
==Sponsors== | |||
APWG is being sponsored by several international organizations. Some known security providers and other companies sponsoring APWG are: | |||
* DigiCert. | |||
* Cyveillance. | |||
* TrendMicros. | |||
* GeoTrust. | |||
* EasySolutions. | |||
* McAfee. | |||
* VASCO. | |||
* Symantec. | |||
* Microsoft. | |||
* Walmart. | |||
<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/resources.html AntiPhishing Resources]</ref> | |||
==Public Education== | |||
APWG has taken an initiative to educate people about phishing scams. For this purpose the association has started several education programs; | |||
* Phishing Education Landing Page Program started with Carnegie Mellon CyLab's Supporting Trust Decisions Project in 2008. | |||
* Fax Back Phishing Education Program. | |||
* The APWG/NCSA's Stop. Think. Connect. Messaging Convention started in 2009 with [[NCSA]]. | |||
* APWG/NCSA Counter Muling Project. | |||
<ref>[http://education.apwg.org/ APWG Education]</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> | |||
==Additional Links== | |||
* APWG phishing and eCrime [http://www.antiphishing.org/news/phishingNews.html news]. | |||
* Report a suspected site [http://www.antiphishing.org/report_phishing.html here]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Type: | non-profit |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Founder(s): | David Jevans |
| Website: | Anti-Phishing |
| Facebook: | APWG |
| Twitter: |  @APWG
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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 ISPs, governmental agencies, online retailers, banks, police and security providers to get rid of cyber crime.[1]
APWG organizes meetings, seminars and summits to increase the awareness about cyber security. The complete list of APWG past and upcoming events can be seen AntiPhishing Events here.
Sponsors
APWG is being sponsored by several international organizations. Some known security providers and other companies sponsoring APWG are:
- DigiCert.
- Cyveillance.
- TrendMicros.
- GeoTrust.
- EasySolutions.
- McAfee.
- VASCO.
- Symantec.
- Microsoft.
- Walmart.
Public Education
APWG has taken an initiative to educate people about phishing scams. For this purpose the association has started several education programs;
- Phishing Education Landing Page Program started with Carnegie Mellon CyLab's Supporting Trust Decisions Project in 2008.
- Fax Back Phishing Education Program.
- The APWG/NCSA's Stop. Think. Connect. Messaging Convention started in 2009 with NCSA.
- APWG/NCSA Counter Muling Project.
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.[4]