MailFrontier Continues to Raise Awareness of Email Threats with Release of Field Guide to Phishing

PALO ALTO, Calif. - November 2, 2005 – MailFrontier™, the leader in email security, today announced that it has released the MailFrontier Field Guide to Phishing™, in an effort to raise awareness of the continued threat danger of phishing emails. Email users have many tools at their disposal to combat threatening email from innovative technology solutions, such as those offered by MailFrontier, to legislation aimed at preventing online fraud. MailFrontier also believes industry leaders must play an ongoing role in educating individuals on emerging email threats.

The MailFrontier Field Guide to Phishing builds on the success of previous MailFrontier phishing education resources, such as the MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test™. More than 500,000 individuals have taken the Phishing IQ Test, which asks respondents to accurately identify a legitimate versus a fraudulent email. The average score of 75 percent indicates that one fourth of email users today still are unable to consistently distinguish between legitimate and phishing email. Although widespread consumer education is on the rise, there remains more to be done.

There has been a lot of industry buzz about new and emerging phishing threats and the MailFrontier Field Guide to Phishing from MailFrontier sets the record straight. Focused on the techniques employed by email fraudsters today, the Field Guide to Phishing includes visual and descriptive explanations of the eight most common types of phish found today, as well as tips for email users to avoid falling victim to attack.

For example, the “Angler phish,” one that lurks in deep waters utilizing a blue light it dangles in front of itself as bait to devour its prey, will typically announce that an email recipient is the winner of some sort of contest and then ask the recipient to provide sensitive personal information to claim the winnings. Email users should be aware of the false bait of the Angler phish. The MailFrontier Field Guide to Phishing also provides real-life email samples of the eight types of phish identified.

To download the MailFrontier Field Guide to Phishing visit www.mailfrontier.com/fieldguide.

About MailFrontier
MailFrontier is the leading provider of email security solutions that protect organizations against threats such as spam and viruses, provide control for content compliance and enable consolidation of email infrastructure. The MailFrontier platform provides power without complexity. The company has more than 1,500 enterprise customers, including HealthEast Care System, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., OfficeMax, Pier 1 Imports, San Francisco Giants, SAP and Wyndham International. Founded in 2002, MailFrontier is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For additional information, go to www.mailfrontier.com http://www.mailfrontier.com .

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