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Paul Walsh is a representative from MetaCert who discusses the company's phishing site detection technology.
MetaCert protects against phishing attacks by blocking dangerous URLs and websites, with reported protection rates exceeding 98%.
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2020First on the show
May 2020Latest appearance
21 minOn camera
21:26
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Key points
- MetaCert's browser extension uses a zero-trust security philosophy that verifies websites before they load, turning a shield green for verified sites and grey for unverified ones.
- Phishing attacks have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with tens of thousands of new malicious domains created weekly, many impersonating Zoom and government health websites.
- Over 90 percent of cyber attacks begin with phishing and social engineering targeting humans rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities in computer systems.
- MetaCert's software reduces the risk of users falling for dangerous websites by over 90 percent and takes less than 60 seconds to install across multiple browsers.
- Phishing is the preferred attack method because compromising individuals through lookalike domains is far cheaper and easier than exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities or hacking networks.
In their own words
“we're talking about many tens of thousands of new phishing domains covered related specifically every few weeks, so 50,000 in one week.”
