New Zealand banks could protect customers from phishing attacks by making a simple change to their internet address protocols at little or no cost, says Thom Hooker, director of operations at SMX, an Auckland based anti-spam and anti-virus email service provider.”They’re putting a lot of onus on the users but they should be doing their bit at their end,” he says.The owner of an internet domain address can specify who is allowed to send email using that domain address. Internet service providers such as Xtra can then identify and reject as spam emails which purport to be from banks.
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NZ banks told to ‘do their bit’ to fight phishing attacks
New Zealand banks could protect customers from phishing attacks by making a simple change to their internet address protocols at little or no cost, says Thom Hooker, director of operations at SMX, an Auckland based anti-spam and anti-virus email service provider. “They’re putting a lot of onus on the users but they should be doing their bit at their end,” he says.