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===Cybersquatting===
===Cybersquatting===
According to [[APWG|The Anti-Phishing Working Group]], the number of [[cybersquatting|cybersquatted]] domain names used in conjunction with [[phishing]] has fallen to only 2% of attacks in 2012. A report identified 64,204 phishing domains in total, of which only 12% is suspected by APWG as being registered by the phishers. The rest were compromised accounts owned by third parties. More than half of phisher-owned domains were in [[.tk]], a registry that offers free registration.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10861-only-2-of-phishing-attacks-use-cybersquatted-domain-names Only 2% of phishing attacks use cybersquatted domain names]. Published 2012 October 25. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref>
According to [[APWG|The Anti-Phishing Working Group]], the number of [[cybersquatting|cybersquatted]] domain names used in conjunction with [[phishing]] has fallen to only 2% of attacks in 2012. A report identified 64,204 phishing domains in total, of which only 12% is suspected by APWG as being registered by the phishers. The rest were compromised accounts owned by third parties. More than half of phisher-owned domains were in [[.tk]], a registry that offers free registration.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10861-only-2-of-phishing-attacks-use-cybersquatted-domain-names Only 2% of phishing attacks use cybersquatted domain names]. Published 2012 October 25. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref>
===Combating Phishing with Next Generation Passwordless Authentication===
"WinMagic's MagicEndpoint Passwordless Multifactor Authentication will ensure your systems are secure and easy to access. Turn regular devices into security keys. <ref>[https://www.winmagic.com/products/passwordless-authentication Winmagic]</ref>
==Types of Phishing Practices==
==Types of Phishing Practices==
* Tabnabbing, which takes advantage of multiple tabs which Internet users may frequently use and redirects the Internet user to the wrong website. <ref>[http://www.crustiz.com/web-2-0/tabnagging-new-phishing-attack/ Tabnagging]</ref>
* Tabnabbing, which takes advantage of multiple tabs which Internet users may frequently use and redirects the Internet user to the wrong website. <ref>[http://www.crustiz.com/web-2-0/tabnagging-new-phishing-attack/ Tabnagging]</ref>
* Pop-up windows which may appear from legitimate and original websites but request financial and credential information.
* Pop-up windows which may appear from legitimate and original websites but request financial and credential information.
==Protection against Phishing Practices==
==Protection against Phishing Practices==