New SecurityFocus article: Phishing with Rachna Dhamija

[Erin Carroll <amoeba () amoebazone com>]

All,

Generally not a pen-testing specific realm but interesting nonetheless. 
Has anyone ever leveraged phishing during pen-testing for human 
data-leakage/social engineering? Is there a viable use for it in 
pen-testing?


The following interview was published on SecurityFocus today:

Phishing with Rachna Dhamija
interview by Federico Biancuzzi
2006-06-19

Federico Biancuzzi interviews Rachna Dhamija, co-author of the paper "Why 
Phishing Works" and creator of Dynamic Security Skins. They discuss the 
human factor, how easy it is to recreate a credible browser window made 
with images, some new anti-phishing features included in the upcoming 
version of some popular browsers, and the power of letting a user 
personalize his interface.

http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/407

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