An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)
International campaigns – Campaign 4 – Anti-Phishing Working Group
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing of all types.
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Campaign Name: |
APWG Public Education Initiative |
Organisation: |
Anti-Phishing Working Group |
Main URL: |
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Dates: |
Unknown |
Costs: |
Not available |
Topics covered: |
– Phishing – Muling |
Target Audience: |
Consumers and enterprises |
Methodology: |
– Identifies and organises most useful cybercrime education programs and makes them available to widest cohort possible – Phishing Education Landing Page Program – aims to ‘instruct consumers on online safety at the ‘most teachable moment’: when they have just clicked on a link in a phishing communication.’ Works through ISPs and anyone else who has control over a phishing page to redirect consumers to the APWG Landing Page instead of an error message. – Counter Muling project developing series of video podcasts. Broad media campaigns planned for the future. |
Evaluation: |
Not found |
Sources: |
1. ‘APWG Public Education Initiative’ Anti-Phishing Working Group <http://education.apwg.org/index.html> (accessed 24 June 2010). |