Anti-Phishing Technologies and Tools

Phishing continues to be one of the most common and effective forms of cyber security threats and involve deception of users thereby getting them provide unauthorized individuals with personal information. In this chapter an overview of phishing attacks is presented with a special focus on anti-phishing technologies. Phishing is then introduced in terms of what is it and different types of it that are currently existing, and the impact that they bring to the individuals who are targeted. Anti-phishing measures are then considered with reference to their purpose of protecting personal and organizational information against emergent threats. Just as the sophistication of phishing has moved from a plain and simple email scam to a spear phishing, the chapter explores the technology in place to curb the deadly attack. Different techniques such as heuristic scans, machine learning and URL filters are described as well as products that help users to avoid falling to phishing tricks. The possibilities of applying new technologies in anti-phishing protection are also investigated, including the AI and blockchain. We present several case studies and analyses which highlight the state of the art in anti-phishing tools and delineate the current strength of various known anti-phishing measures despite of the dynamically developing threat landscape. Thus, with hope to help the readers become more aware of the threat and the ever-unfolding evolution of Phishing and the development of anti-phishing tools, this chapter presents the understanding of the evolution of phishing to the readers.