The Threats of Pharming Unveiled in Mirapoint's Analyst Corner

Business Wire, April 19, 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- The Radicati Group Examines the Threats of Pharming in the Analyst Corner April Edition

Mirapoint, the secure messaging experts, will feature a Messaging Technology Report from The Radicati Group, Inc. that examines the emerging threat of pharming in this month's Analyst Corner.

"A close cousin of 'phishing,' pharming seeks to obtain personal information through domain spoofing," said Sara Radicati, President & CEO of The Radicati Group. "Rather than sending a deceptive email to lure victims to spoofed Websites, pharming involves manipulating a DNS server so that legitimate Website requests are redirected to spoofed sites."

This report defines pharming in detail while highlighting methods that can be used to educate businesses and users on the measures they can take to protect themselves. For example, businesses with a Web presence would be wise to add certificates to their site, which will help distinguish the legitimate versions of such sites from fraudulent imposters. End users should also be aware of the potential threat posed by pharming, and when possible, look for banks that offer multi-factor authentication for transactions.

Mirapoint's Analyst Corner provides in-depth information on news and trends in the messaging market. The Analyst Corner serves as a resource for those interested in articles, reports and commentaries related to email messaging and messaging security from leading industry analysts.

The Analyst Corner is updated on a monthly basis and features content from various messaging experts. Access to the Analyst Corner is free. Information on signing up to access the Analyst Corner can be found at www.mirapoint.com/analyst.> About Mirapoint

Founded in 1997, Mirapoint is the market leader in appliance-based solutions for secure message networks in enterprise, service provider, and education organizations, with more than 115 million mailboxes served and secured worldwide. Customers use Mirapoint appliances to build the messaging infrastructure that intelligently serves, secures and manages email. Mirapoint is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on Mirapoint, visit its Web site at www.mirapoint.com.