Orlando Technology Firm Launches New Online Security Fix To Render "Phishing" Hackers Useless

Dec. 23, 2008 - PRLog -- Daniel White, chief executive officer of Perceptive Technologies, LLC., said phishing costs unwitting consumers literally billions of dollars each year and banks, stock brokers, even online sales organizations like Amazon.com and eBay million-dollar headaches.

‘Phishers’ send massive numbers of emails that are designed to look like official communications from, say, a bank. The emails contain official logos and official-sounding titles and descriptions. They offer an excuse---an online security check---and ask consumers to help by providing correct banking information.

Sometimes, consumers don’t know they’ve been “phished” until their bank accounts are emptied.

“This is particularly malicious, and banks especially dread these attacks,” said White. “Even when they are unsuccessful, the bank’s reputation and online security are brought into doubt,” he said.

Perceptive Technologies’ new Phishing Phoiler is an online tool that counterattacks phishing operations within 24 hours. White said the system patrols the Internet continuously, searching for evidence of phishing scams.  Then Phishing Phoiler computers actively attack the data integrity of the criminal’s computers until the scam is removed, White said.

“Phishing Phoiler is a reactive technology that is adaptive,” White said.

“Each new phishing attempt uses a different strategy, and Phishing Phoiler reacts with new counter-measures so perpetrators can’t adapt,” he said.

The service only attacks websites that are verified fraudulent, eliminating the danger of collateral damage to legitimate web sites, either existing or future.

And Phishing Phoiler works with clients to alert security technicians in real time through secure channels.

“Phishing Phoiler’s goals are simple,” White said. “We can save consumers billions of dollars in losses, save consumers the headache of identity theft, and we can save client companies billions by preventing theft and reinforcing the integrity of Internet based e-commerce.

Perceptive Technologies is a member client of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program headquartered at its downtown Orlando technology incubator at 37 N. Orange Ave.

For more information, please visit the Phishing Phoiler website at: http://www.PhishingPhoiler.com.

For more information please contact
Daniel White, Chief Executive Officer, Perceptive Technologies, Inc. 321-206-5999 ext 501
Gordon Hogan, Site Manager, Downtown UCF Technology Incubator, 407- 882-1577  
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, Inc. 407-644-4142.

About Perceptive Technologies
Perspective Technologies, LLC is a privately held corporation headquartered in Orlando, Florida focused on the development of customized technological solutions in software, interactive design and documentation and training.  Perceptive Technologies, LLC solutions can benefit businesses and companies of any size. Contact Perceptive Technologies at 321.206.5999 or via the web at www.perceptivetech.com.            

About the UCF Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Incubation Program has helped more than 100 emerging companies create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 900 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across the metro Orlando community, the Incubation Program is collaboration in economic development between UCF, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.  For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu.