Corillian Introduces Innovative Solution to Catch Phish Before They Bite; Solution Enables Financial Institutions to Proactively Protect against Electronic Fraud.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Corillian Corp. (Nasdaq:CORI), the number one provider of online banking solutions to leading financial institutions, today announced the availability of the Corillian Fraud Detection System, a patent-pending web log analysis solution and methodology providing financial institutions with an innovative way to proactively address the current phishing Pronounced "fishing," it is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Also known as "brand spoofing," an official-looking e-mail is sent to potential victims pretending to be from their ISP, bank or retail establishment. threat coursing through the online banking sector. Recent industry reports indicate that 57 million U.S. adults received a phishing attack e-mail within the past year, meaning an attempt was made by hackers who pretend to be trusted service providers to steal consumer account information. Unlike other available anti-phishing techniques that wait to work until a phishing attack is launched, Corillian Fraud Detection System provides financial institutions with a way to identify phishing behaviors before they turn into full-fledged attacks on the financial institution and its customers. "Phishing attacks are contributing to the problem of identity theft and online fraud. The number of phishing e-mails has jumped over 4000 percent in the past six months and the problem is skyrocketing," said Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group The AntiPhishing Working Group (APWG) is a consortium that brings together businesses affected by phishing attacks, businesses that provide security products and law enforcement. The APWG has more than 2700+ members from more than 1600 companies & agencies worldwide. (www.antiphishing.org). "This is an issue that financial institutions need to proactively address. The Corillian Fraud Detection System is a valuable solution that enables financial institutions to detect phishing attacks as they are being constructed, identify customers who may have been victimized and take action against the source of the attacks." "We have provided online banking solutions to the top financial institutions in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for several years, and our partnership with these institutions has resulted in an accumulation of knowledge on the online threats and fraudulent The description of a willful act commenced with the Specific Intent to deceive or cheat, in order to cause some financial detriment to another and to engender personal financial gain. activity that phishers and other scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. artists try to launch," said Jim Maloney Corillian's security team has characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. the behaviors associated with the phishing life cycle and updated the Corillian Fraud Detection System to provide a financial institution's web site administrators with a way to detect phishing attack behaviors, including: --Building and testing the phishing site --Building and testing the phishing e-mail --Launching the phishing e-mail --Collecting user and account information --Verifying and using the user and account information Corillian Fraud Detection System is currently being used by Corillian's hosted clients and is now available to all financial institutions on a hosted or licensed basis. "Phishing has become the latest threat to financial institutions with more than 450 attacks against Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , retailers, financial institutions and other industries in the first few months of 2004 alone," said Ariana-Michele Moore, analyst with Celent Communications. "The magnitude of the threat depends heavily upon a financial institution's ability to detect and thwart the fraud. The sooner the fraud is detected and dealt with, the lesser the chance for significant damage. Corillian has set a precedent within the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry by developing, testing and improving a solution that can not only assist financial institutions with identifying phishing, but with monitoring other potentially fraudulent behaviors on their servers. Such a solution would help to better protect their customers." In addition to providing preemptive attack An attack initiated on the basis of incontrovertible evidence that an enemy attack is imminent. identification, the Corillian Fraud Detection System enables financial institutions to rapidly identify and respond to those account holders who may have fallen victim to the phishing scam. The Corillian Fraud Detection System provides information as to which customers have visited the phishing site, allowing the financial institutions to adjust the security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security around the potentially compromised bank account, and provides an opportunity to follow up with each customer, to educate them on the threat of phishing and discuss how they can protect themselves in the future. About Corillian Corporation Corillian is the top provider of online banking solutions to leading financial institutions. Empowered with Corillian solutions, some of the world's most visionary financial institutions provide their customers with the tools to manage their finances more effectively. Corillian's solutions are unmatched in reliability and performance and successfully scale at some of the world's largest financial institutions. Corillian's proven solutions enable financial institutions to deliver innovative services enterprise-wide, across multiple delivery channels and multiple lines of business. The Corillian Voyager Voyager, airplane Voyager, the first airplane to circumnavigate the earth nonstop on a single load of fuel. Designed by Burt Rutan and flown by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager took off from California on Dec. platform provides secure and scalable account access and transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. for a wide variety of applications built by Corillian's expert software developers, by Corillian-certified partners and by the in-house development organizations of some of the world's best financial institutions. For more information about Corillian Corporation, visit the company's Web site at http://www.corillian.com. |
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