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Webroot Real-Time
Anti-Phishing Service
®
In a recent Webroot survey of IT Directors
conducted in the USA and the UK, 55% of
respondents reported the number one Internet
security breach was phishing1. Phishing and
spear phishing are now targeted at businesses
of all sizes and are rapidly becoming the
preferred way cybercriminals breach networks.
Phishing attacks are now so sophisticated,
they often fool even IT Security professionals.
In a recent RSA study, the estimated cost to
the global economy in fraud damages from
phishing attacks increased to $1.5 billion
(22%) between 2011 and 20122.
In the face of this growing threat, you can
fight back. The new Webroot Real-Time
Anti-Phishing Service protects users by
ensuring they visit only the websites they
intend to interact with, not a phishing site.
Stopping Phishing Attacks in Their Tracks
The Webroot Real-Time Anti-Phishing
Service identifies and stops advanced
phishing attacks, helping prevent security
breaches and data losses. The service
leverages Webroot’s advanced machine
learning and content classification to automate
the detection of phishing sites three to five
days ahead of the competition – a major
breakthrough in the defense against phishing
attacks. These sites are typically live very
briefly to avoid detection by other antiphising technologies, so early identification is
essential.
This new real-time service evaluates and
scores URLs requested instantly by using
numerous site attributes. These include
“Combining Webroot’s
capabilities with RSA’s
automated phishing
detection help us
more rapidly qualify
suspected phishing sites
and quickly determine
which URL requires
further investigation.”
Avi Rosen,
Director of Anti-Fraud Solutions, RSA
Webroot Web Security Survey, December 2012
RSA “The Year in Phishing”, January 2013
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page content, domain reputation and a host of other factors. The
Webroot Real-Time Anti-Phishing Service then determines which
attributes are significant for each URL and what weight to apply to
each. To continually increase the accuracy of determinations, Webroot
uses a combination of machine learning and human evaluation.
System Requirements
Phishing attacks reflect how easy it is to clone a legitimate website,
obfuscate URLs, and redirect traffic to counterfeit websites. They
trick users into divulging sensitive information or clicking a link that
activates an exploit, and use browser vulnerabilities to install driveby malware. The end result is the same: a breach robs the business
of its IP or other sensitive data. The Webroot Real-Time AntiPhishing Service provides a new and proactive answer to this very
real and significant threat that is expected to grow exponentially in
the year ahead.
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Supported Platforms:
»» Windows® XP Service Pack 2 and 3, 32and 64-bit
»» Windows Vista®, 32and 64-bit
»» Windows 7, 32and 64-bit
»» Windows 8, NT & RT
»» Mac OS® X v.10.7.3 “Lion”
»» Mac OS X v. 10.8 “Mountain Lion”
Supported Server Platforms:
»» Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, 32and 64-bit
»» Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation, Standard, Enterprise
»» Windows Small Business Server 2008, 2011 and 2012
Supported Virtual Server Platforms:
»» VMware vSphere 4 (ESX/ESXi3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.1), Workstation 6.5, 7.0, and Server 1.0, 2.0
»» Citrix XenDesktop 5
»» Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, 2008 R2.6
About Webroot
Webroot is bringing the power of software-as-a-service (SaaS) to Internet security with its suite of Webroot SecureAnywhere® offerings for consumers and businesses, as well as offering its
security intelligence solutions to cybersecurity organizations, such as Palo Alto Networks, F5 Networks, Corero, Juniper, and others. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Colorado, Webroot is
the largest privately held security organization based in the United States – operating globally across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information on our products,
services and security visit: www.webroot.com, the Webroot Threat Blog: http://blog.webroot.com or Webroot on Twitter: http://twitter.com/webroot.
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