Industry Collaborates to Reduce Online Fraud; Groups Co-Author Anti-Phishing Best Practices
13 Dezember 2005 - 7:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group Holds Joint Meeting with
Anti-Phishing Working Group SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ --
Expanding industry efforts to combat e-crime, the Messaging
Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) and the Anti- Phishing Working
Group (APWG) have jointly outlined preliminary best practices aimed
at eradicating online fraud. The efforts of over 150 companies from
ten countries went into the draft recommendations for enhancing
security against fraud at both network operators and the companies
that distribute information online during the groups' first
collaborative meeting in Montreal on Nov. 8- 10. The joint
anti-phishing symposium was held in conjunction with the 5th MAAWG
General Meeting. During the MAAWG-only sessions, members also
approved best practice recommendations for Port 25 management
(details will be discussed in a separate news release), reviewed
ongoing MAAWG anti-spam and anti-virus efforts, and elected new
Board officers. Industry's Largest Unite against Online Fraud The
joint sessions of the two organizations brought the APWG members
from global financial institutions, law enforcement agencies and
regulators, credit card companies and other organizations that
depend on trusted online channels to serve their customers together
with MAAWG members, including some of the industry's largest
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network operators. The
participants were from Asia, Australia, Canada, South America,
Europe and the United States. The new anti-phishing draft documents
address: 1) recommended best practices for ISPs and mailbox
operators to reduce exposure to fraudulent email and Web sites, and
2) best practices for financial institutions, businesses, online
marketers and others needing to securely distribute trusted
information via email and through the Web. Both APWG and MAAWG are
accepting members' comments on the drafts and will make the final
best practices available to the public after they are approved by
both organizations. The documents are targeted for general industry
distribution and use midyear 2006. MAAWG is the only organization
of network operators, service providers and technology vendors
working together globally to end messaging abuse. APWG is a
worldwide coalition focusing on "phishing;" that is, the use of
illegitimate e-mails and impostor Web sites to fool recipients into
divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers,
account usernames, passwords or social security numbers. The two
working groups also agreed to share information on known spam and
e-crime abusers, and to work together in educating the public on
secure online procedures. The MAAWG meeting opened with a keynote
address by Michael Binder, assistant deputy minister of the
Department of Industry Canada. International policy makers and
regulators, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Canada's
Spam Task Force and the Competition Bureau of Canada continued the
dialogue on emerging public policy issues related to phishing and
spam control. MAAWG to Continue Aggressive Attack on Abuse In
addition to the anti-phishing work, MAAWG-specific sessions focused
on the industry's response to zombie threats, wireless abuse,
online marketers' needs and metrics policies, among other topics.
Newly elected officers positioned the organization to continue its
work: * Jonathan Curtis, Bell Canada, was elected 2006 chairman of
the board of directors, supported by vice chairs Charles Stiles
from AOL and Kevin Wagner from Openwave Systems. Laurie Jill Wood,
Charter Communications, is treasurer. * Stiles also chairs the
Collaboration Committee with co-chair Mary Youngblood from
Earthlink. Technical Committee co-chairs are J.D. Falk from Yahoo!
and Sam Silberman from Openwave Systems. Suzanne Morin, Bell
Canada, and Luc Mathan, France Telecom, co-chair Public Policy. *
Daniel Dreymann, Goodmail Systems, co-chairs MAAWG's Anti-Phishing
Special Interest Group. Dreymann is the liaison with APWG and
coordinated the joint sessions in Montreal. About the Messaging
Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working
Group (MAAWG) is where the messaging industry comes together to
work against spam, viruses, denial-of-service attacks and other
online exploitation. MAAWG (http://www.maawg.org/) is the only
organization addressing messaging abuse holistically by
systematically engaging all aspects of the problem, including
technology, industry collaboration and public policy. It leverages
the depth and experience of its global membership to tackle abuse
on existing networks and new emerging services. Headquartered in
San Francisco, Calif., MAAWG is an open forum driven by market
needs and supported by major network operators and messaging
providers. About the Anti-Phishing Work Group The Anti-Phishing
Working Group (APWG) is the world's largest and most heterogeneous
counter-e-crime association with some 2,000 members from industry,
government, law enforcement, academia and consumer groups
worldwide. The APWG is currently focused on eliminating phishing
and email spoofing attacks by developing and sharing information
about the problem and promoting the visibility and adoption of
industry solutions. Membership in the group is open to qualified
financial institutions, corporations, law enforcement agencies,
public policy groups and solution vendors. The organization's Web
site (http://www.antiphishing.org/) serves as a public and industry
resource for information about the problem of phishing and email
fraud, including identification and promotion of pragmatic
technical solutions that can provide immediate protection and
benefits against phishing attacks. MAAWG Sponsors (Board, of
Directors): America Online; Bell Canada; BellSouth (NYSE:BLS);
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR); Cingular Wireless (NYSE:SBC);
Cloudmark; Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA); Cox Communications (NYSE:COX);
EarthLink (NASDAQ:ELNK); France Telecom; Goodmail Systems; Openwave
Systems (NASDAQ:OPWV); Swisscom Fixnet, AG LTD; Verizon
Communications; and Yahoo! MAAWG Full Members: Cablevision; Cisco
Systems, Inc.; Internet Initiative Japan, (IIJ Nasdaq: IIJI);
IronPort Systems; MX Logic; Sprint; Sun Microsystems, Inc.;
Symantec; and Verisign, Inc. MAAWG Supporters: Adknowledge, Inc.;
Bizanga, LTD; Checkfree Corp.; CheetahMail, An Experian Co.;
Cincinnati Bell; Constant Contact; Critical Path, Inc.;
DoubleClick, Inc.; e-Dialog; Epsilon Interactive; Fortinet, Inc.;
Habeas, Inc.; Messagelabs; NetVision, LLC; Nextel Communications;
Omniti Computer Consulting, Inc.; Perftech, Inc.; Pivotal; Plala
Networks Inc.; Return Path, Inc.; RPost; Sendmail; Singlefin;
Skylist, Inc.; StrongMail Systems, Inc.; TDC; TDS Telecom; Trend
Micro, Inc.; Uptilt, Inc.; Word To The Wise; and Yesmail Contact:
Linda Marcus, APR, 714-974-6356 , Astra Communications DATASOURCE:
Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group CONTACT: Linda Marcus, APR of
Astra Communications for Messaging Anti- Abuse Working Group,
+1-714-974-6356, Web site: http://www.maawg.org/
http://www.antiphishing.org/
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