Phishing attacks increased 37 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to security firm RSA. The average phishing attack yields $4,500 in stolen funds for the fraudster, RSA estimates. Large U.S. banks are increasingly the primary targets of phishing attacks. Social engineering is the challenge, says anti-Phishing Working Group’s Dave Jevans. The complexity of the Internet poses its own challenges, making the effectiveness of initiatives like DMARC questionable, he says. DMARC is an industry effort that requires cooperation among e-mail service providers.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/new-strategies-to-fight-phishing-a-4635