Episode 29 - Phishing

This week we discuss the topic of Phishing. We discuss what it is, how to spot it and give a few ideas on how to keep yourself safe from it.

Firefox phishing filter:
<image src="http://lowleveltech.net/drupal/images/phishing_ff_catch.jpg" width="640" />

IE7 phishing filter:
<image src="http://lowleveltech.net/drupal/images/phishing_ie7_catch.jpg" width="640" />

Links:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing">Wikipedia</a>
<a href="http://operationphishnet.org/">Operation Phishnet</a>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishing.mspx">Microsoft's anti-phishing site</a>
<a href="http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/what-happens-to-your-computer-if-you-mispell-googlecom">Mistyped google example</a>

End song: The Beatles - Fool on the Hill
Running time: 29:15