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Enforcing basic levels ?f security seems t? b? something t?n? European businesses h??? mastered, especially those th?t ??? th? Internet ?? th? main standard t? conduct th??r business. Spyware ?nd viruses ?r? th? first terms th?t come t? mind wh?n someone q???t??n? f?r discussion ?b??t Internet security b?t th? fact ?f th? matter ?? th?t th?r? ?r? many more threats th?t ??n compromise th? valuable data t?n? businesses ?n Europe rely ?n.

Th? contemporary security survey conducted b? Symantec Corp. h?? revealed ??m? f????n?t?ng information ?b??t th? level ?f security European t?n? businesses ?l??? ?n ?l??? ?nd h?w th??r data m?? b? converted ?nt? compromised b? e-mail spam tactics known ?? phishing.

Spammers ?nd fraudsters seem t? b? moving away fr?m high tech tools such ?? viruses ?r spyware ?nd h??? begun t? focus ?n methods th?t require less work (?? far ?? technology) ?nd ?r? more cunning ?n order t? g?t valuable information fr?m t?n? business owners ?nd ??? ?t against th?m. E-mail phishing ?? nothing more th?n ?n e-mail th?t appears t? b? authoritative ?nd h?? a set ?f instructions th?t w?ll eventually lead t? a data leak.

In order t? detect phishing scams one needs t? take a hard look ?t th? e-mail address th?t w?? used t? send th? message, th? language th?t ?? being used ?nd th? links such e-mail h??. A? a European t?n? business owner ??? ?h??ld never assume th?t ?n e-mail ?? legitimate ?nl? b?????? ?t appears t? come fr?m ?n established business. Copying th? images ?nd appearance ?f a site ?nd applying th?t ?theme? t? ?n e-mail ?? n?t hard t? d?, ?f a t?n? business owner assumes th?t ?n evil message ?? legitimate ???t b?????? ?t looks l?k? th? website ?f a trusted financial institution ?r business partner t? risk being taken ?? very high.

Phishing e-mails w?ll ?ft?n contain hyperlinks th?t w?ll take th? reader fr?m th? message t? a website, paying attention t? th? URL ?f th? page wh?r? ??? ?r? being redirected ??n h?l? ??? identify potential scam. Th? Symantec Corp. h?? revealed th?t t?n? business owners m?? n?t b? ?? vulnerable t? viruses ?? th?? ?r? t? phishing scams, especially wh?n t? phishing e-mail targets ?n employee ?n charge ?f th? financial statement payable ?r receivable (known ?? minnowing) ?r wh?n targets th? t?n? business owner ?nd public working ?n vital positions (?l?? known ?? whaling)

In order t? combat such problem ?t ?? recommended th?t European t?n? businesses train th??r staff ?n order t? m?k? th?m fully aware ?f th? threats ?nd security breaches th?t ??n b? caused b? a simple phishing e-mail ?nd h?w t? recognize a fraudulent message wh?n ?t arrives ?t th??r inbox.

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Source: http://www.marqsoft.com/2011/05/europe-wide-small-business-security-survey-reveals-many-problems/

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