Phishing - A Common Cyber Menace to Combat

Abstract: Phishing is the most common type of cyber threat existing today. In this paper the aim is to do a quick survey about phishing. Phishing is an attack made to gain unauthorized access to the sensitive information about a person on internet by impersonating the websites they use. This paper also talks about the several means and mechanisms that exists to combat phishing attacks. The intruders mostly use emails, messages, or websites that appear to be from a trusted source to trick the victims into divulging sensitive information. Phished links are to be detected and the users must be protected from it. To assist enterprises in identifying and mitigating phishing risks, a number industry solutions and technologies are available for phishing link detection. Email security gateways, endpoint protection, URL filtering, cyber suites etc. Most common types of phishing include Email phishing, SMS phishing etc. As mentioned above there are quite a few solutions available but most of it is for the Email phishing, SMS phishing still needs some attention. With the emergence of mobile banking in the recent times, SMS phishing has seen a sudden rise. The study looks into how cooperative data sharing systems and threat intelligence feeds might work together. With the help of this cooperative method, the system can swiftly adjust to new phishing attempts and increase the overall accuracy of link detection by drawing on a communal knowledge base. The study of phishing link detection adds to the continuous endeavours to improve cybersecurity. The developed systems aim to offer a strong defence against the constantly changing landscape of phishing threats by integrating advanced technologies, behavioural analysis, and collaborative intelligence. This will ultimately protect individuals and organizations from the potentially disastrous consequences of phishing attacks