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Phishing vs Antiphishing - What's the difference?

phishing | antiphishing |

As a noun phishing

is (computing) the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization this is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account the email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, pins or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.

As a verb phishing

is .

As an adjective antiphishing is

opposing or countering phishing.

phishing

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia phishing)
  • (computing) The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud.
  • The act of circumventing security with an alias.
  • Synonyms

    * spoofing

    Verb

    (head)
  • See also

    antiphishing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Opposing or countering phishing.